Lapeirousia fabricii young plants

Young Lapeirousia fabricii plants may appear in numbers on slopes in the Biedouw Valley after winter rain, growing well in full sun in stony, sandy soil.

The leaves, one long, a few short, form a fan in opposite arrays at the base. Bracts grow higher up on stems that elongate variably. The bracts are smaller and more acutely pointed than the leaves (Manning, 2007; Manning and Goldblatt, 1997).