Sandersonia

Sandersonia has traditionally been shipped to Japan, where it is popular for Ikebana style arrangements. Other Asian markets are now becoming familiar with the product, however it is still largely unknown in Europe in the US.

This beautiful, delicate, longlasting flower has a proven vase life of 2 - 3 weeks and is a profitable income earner for cut flower 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 grasslands of South Africa 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.  

Sandersonia is propagated from seed and grows into a small round or fork shaped tuber, which are sold on a by weight basis.

Tubers in New Zealand are harvested from January/February onwards, and require 3 months dormancy prior to replanting, therefore 'ready to plant' tubers are available from late April.