| Author: | William Watson,
1904 |
| Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
30 (45)
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Cape
Flower, Guernsey Lily, Japanese Spider Lily |
| Synonyms: |
Nerine
bowdenii subsp. wellsii, C.A.Norris ex
G.D.Duncan. |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae
family was described by William Watson in 1904. It is found in South
Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of
sun. The bulb grows to four centimetres in diameter, the leaves up
to 30 centimetres long. The flowers are right pink.
The genera name from nereids referring to the
sea-nymphs in Greek mythology. The species name after Athelston
Bowden, who introduced the species. |
