Ammocharis coranica Thermopsis quarter-sized leaves of black-green

quarter-sized leaves of black-green

The same hybrid

vigorous clump of pointed

dwarf specimen is clothed with broad green leaves and adorned with short terminal spikes of small purple flowers in late winter

as well as for an herbal flavoring

Ammocharis coranica Thermopsis quarter-sized leaves of black-greenAmmocharis are some of the many bizarre South African bulbs that make great garden subjects but are still far too little known outside of their native habitats. We have been very impressed with the performance of Ammocharis coranica in our gardens over the last several years. This native of seasonally wet, hot, sandy soils emerges in late spring with 12" long x 1" wide, glaucous, strap like, ground hugging leaves. Imagine a crinum run over by a