Homaria flaccida one-leaved cape tulip
South Africa
Flowers September and October.
Leaves: tough straplike grass green often trailing.
Fowers: orange-pink trumpet flowers with three inner and three outer
petals on erect wiry green stem.
Fruits: narrow capsules 2.5-5cm long, releasing many small seeds.
Roots: Bulb with string rown cover, new bulb formed after flowering. Thin
fibrous roots.
Spread: Weeds of pastures and invade open vegetation such as woodland and grassland. Seeds, bulbs in soil and hay, seeds eaten by animals..
Removal: Begin in the least weedy area. Hand pulling is not effective as bulb will remain. Dig up bulbs before flowering using a narrow trowel, bag and remove them. Careful application is needed for effective use of herbicide. Wipe on when old bulbs exhausted and new ones not fully formed in August and September. Follow up as dormant bulbs may sprout next year or two.
Do not confuse with native lilies who have similiar leaves.