1. Background
This beautiful, delicate, long lasting flower with a proven vase life of 2 ‐ 3
weeks is a profitable income earner for cut flower and tuber growers.
Sandersonia aurantiaca is a genus of a single species and is clearly identifiable
by its clear orange bell‐shaped flowers which branch off a wiry green leafy
stem. Its natural habitat occurs in moist grassland with high rainfall in the
summer growing season and low winter rainfall when the plant is naturally
dormant. Sandersonia is tolerant to a range of temperature and light
conditions and is successfully grown
both indoors and outdoors in many
temperate and subtropical climates.