Seeing the bizarre, fascinating and sweetly fragrant flowers of Ferraria for the first time is an unforgettable moment for most plant fiends. And a novice might think because they are so unusual that they are hard to grow. Au contraire! As long as you lay off the Summer water (when they go dormant) Ferrarias are simple to grow and are tough, long-lived plants too. Arising from corms that increase in numbers in a chain-like formation, Ferraria divaricata will grow to about 8” tall, with sword-like leaves and over time, produce many, multi-branching, flowering stems. The blooms are easily 2” across, Irisy-star shaped, with intensely crinkled edges and amazing, erect, hair-like tufts in the center. Bloom period is about 3 weeks. Excellent for a Summer-dry rock garden and we love them in clay pots, so you can view them up close and put them aside when they go dormant. Well-drained soil.