Watsonia borbonica, the Cape bugle-lily,[1] is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae that is native to South Africa.

It is dormant in summer and grows in winter, which is the rainy season in its native habitat.

Watsonia borbonica grows in the winter-rainfall areas of the Western Cape of South Africa.

It usually grows on slopes consisting of rocky sandstone or clay and granite.

[3] Watsonia borbonica is a good garden plant as it bears showy flowers.