Massonia is a genus in the Hyacinthaceae family found in dry areas in southern Africa. There are 6 species with four from the South African Cape province. Most species are winter growers and bloom early so probably need to be started into growth in late summer, early fall. Easily grown from seed and making a nice pot plant, each year they increase in size and the leaves can soon become crowded. Eventually one to a container may be about right.

Massonia amoena, commonly known as Eastern Hedgehog Lily, is a South African endemic perennial bulbous plant found in the Eastern Cape Province. It is closely related to Massonia jasminiflora but can be effortlessly distinguished by the dull greyish-green or blue colour leaves with many darker coloured protuberances, the waxy flowers with strongly reflexed tepals and long flower tube.