curled leaves from Nieuwoudtville, S Africa

[Diane Whitehead]

Taken in the spring.

[Anonymized User]

Moraea pritzelliana

[Diane Whitehead]

Thank you, Robin.

I wonder if the leaves would be curly if I grew it here in Canada.

[Robert_Parks]

Thank you, Robin.

I wonder if the leaves would be curly if I grew it here in Canada.

In a partly shaded situation in foggy San Francisco, the leaves were still coiled if not so tightly, so I'd guess yes.

Robert 
in rainy SF
M. pritzeliana went down late, and hasn't emerged yet, which means either it hasn't come up yet, or dormancy didn't get satisfied.

[CG100]

If you check the wiki, not all plants have coiled leaves, even in habitat, so genetics is involved.

[Robert_Parks]

If you check the wiki, not all plants have coiled leaves, even in habitat, so genetics is involved.

Well, I'd guess that all the clones available in the trade have coiled leaves, at least from a genetic perspective.

Robert
in cool dreary SF, with dormant summer bulbs everywhere

[CG100]

I'd guess that all the clones available in the trade have coiled leaves, at least from a genetic perspective.

This side of the pond, I suspect that the species is exceedingly rare or absent from trade and a very quick search of the SA seed suppliers suggests that seed is not commonly offered.

Assuming that the genetics is simple, is the tendancy for the leaves to coil reccessive or dominant?