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Guildford Grass
Common Name
Onion Grass, False Onion Weed, Onion Weed
Scientific Name
Romulea Rosea
Family
Iridaceae
Lifecycle
Evergreen
Seasons of Growth
Autumn-winter germinating herbaceous perennial.
Key Distinguishing Feature
Tough grass like leaves up to 30cm high and 1-2mm wide, with blunt edges Pink-violet flowers with a yellow throat and 6 equal spreading petals about 20mm across.
Guildford grass AKA Onion grass is a small perennial, with tough grass like leaves up to 30cm high and 1-2mm wide, with blunt edges and prominent midrib. It produces a small brown underground corm about 1 cm in diameter. Flowering occurs in Spring each year.
Not to be confused with another plant called False Onion Weed.
