Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1869 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
Eastern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
30 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Red -
Yellow - Cream-Coloured, -White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
Ifafa Lily
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Synonyms: |
Cyrtanthus mackenii var. cooperi, R.A.Dyer |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by
Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1869. It is found
in eastern South Africa, growing in a rich soil with
quite some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two
and a half
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from white over cream and yellow to red.
Cyrtanthus mackenii var.
mackenii: White
flowers. Cyrtanthus mackenii
var. cooperi: Yellow or cream-coloured flowers.
The genera name from Greek;
Kyrtos; 'curved' and Greek; anthos; 'flower' for the curved flower
tube. The species name after Mark J. McKen, the first curator
of the Durban Botanic Garden.
This is an evergreen species.
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