Lachenalia reflexa aka Lachenalia Reflexa

Lachenalia reflexa is a bulb. It belongs to the Asparagaceae plant family. Its common names include reflexed Cape cowslip and yellow soldier. Chicago Botanic Garden also uses the name Cape hyacinth. The RHS accepts the scientific name Lachenalia reflexa. It lists the plant as non-native to Britain and Ireland. Neither source says where this plant grows in the wild. Its status in Britain and Ireland does not tell us its native range.

The plant grows upright and bears yellow flowers. Chicago Botanic Garden lists its bloom time as May through October. Those months are the bloom period that this garden gives. They do not set a bloom time for all climates. The records give no height for a full-grown plant. They give no spread, or width, for one either. Thus, these sources do not show how tall or wide it grows. They describe its form, but not its full-grown size.

Chicago Botanic Garden lists full sun for this plant. It also lists moderate watering, rather than a precise amount. It gives a USDA hardiness range of zones 7–9. The garden suggests using the plant in beds or borders. Its upright shape and yellow blooms give it value there. The records do not state what soil texture it needs. Nor do they give a soil pH range. They do not say how watering needs change with the seasons.

The records give no details on this species’ leaves or stems. They also give no details on its fruit or seeds. The RHS does give a broad account of the genus. That account does not prove the same traits hold for this species. Its leaf shape thus remains unconfirmed in these records. The same limit applies to other features they do not list. Genus-level facts alone do not fill those gaps for this plant.

Neither source gives pest or disease facts for this species. Nor does either give evidence of parts people can eat. They give no evidence of use as medicine or of toxicity. These gaps do not show that the plant is safe. They leave those points unknown in the supplied records.