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Wild plant by Alan Horstmann, Ispotnature.org.


The white flowers by Hendrik van Zijl.


Drawing by Leigh Voigt..

Author: 

Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, 1929

Family: 

AMARYLLIDACEAE

Origin: 

Cape Province; South Africa

Soil: 

Sandy

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

4 Centimetres

Height: 

12 Centimetres

Flower: 

White - Cream

Propagate: 

Seeds/Bulbs

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

Gethyllis multifolia, Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, 1929 ?

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus in 1929. It is found in southern South Africa, growing in a sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in height. The flowers are from white to cream-coloured.

The genera name from Greek gethyon, 'bulb'. The species is named after the bell-shaped flower.

This is a winter-grower, flowering in the summertime.


Wild plants by Hendrik van Zijl.


The fruits by Hendrik van Zijl.