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 pygmaea, synonymously known as Massonia heterandra and Neobakeria heterandra is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province. It is a very dainty little miniature Massonia with short tufts of white flowers between prostrate leaves that usually only up to 30 mm long.