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 inaequalis is a South African endemic perennial flowering bulbous plant found in the Western Cape around the Elands Bay area. It was first described in 2018. The name inaequalis refers to the unequal length of the inner and outer filaments. It is a dwarf species which is characterized within the genus to have tepals held permanently erect, enclosing the stamens.