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Watsonia borbonica subsp. borbonica

Watsonia borbonica ardernei - Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island.<br>Photographer: Mike Wilcox, Date taken: 12/04/2006, Licence: All rights reserved. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

W. borbonica subsp. ardernei; Mangahoe Road, Hunterville.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 29/11/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

W. borbonica subsp. ardernei; road bank, Mangahoe Road, Hunterville.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 29/11/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

watsonia, Cape bugle-lily

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Authority

Watsonia borbonica (Pourr.) Goldblatt subsp. borbonica

Other information

Etymology

watsonia: Named after Sir William Watson, an English botanist (1715 – 1787)