Iridaceae
Fragrant bugle-lily
Watsonia marginata
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Watsonia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Kanolpypie
- Chinese
- 边缘弯管鸢尾
- English
- Fragrant bugle-lily
Synonyms
- Antholyza marginata (L.f.) Page ex Steud.
- Gladiolus glumaceus Thunb.
- Gladiolus marginatus L.f.
- Ixia marginata (L.f.) Aiton
- Ixia sceptrum Baker
- Neuberia marginata (L.f.) Eckl.
- Watsonia alba Arderne
- Watsonia glumacea (Thunb.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Watsonia marginata var. minor Ker Gawl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.