| Author: | Deidré
Anne Snijman, 1981 |
| Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Clay - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15 (20) Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Red - Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Crispy-leaved Paintbrush Lily |
| Synonyms: |
Haemanthus undulatus, Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794/Herb,
1837.
Nerine undulata, Herb.
Amaryllis aucta
Tratt.
Amaryllis flexuosa Jacq.
Amaryllis undulata
L.
Haemanthus undulatus, Thunb.
Imhofia flexuosa,
Kuntze.
Imhofia undulata, Kuntze.
Loxanthes
flexuosa, Salisb.
Loxanthes undulata, Salisb.
Nerine alta W.F.Barker.
Nerine aucta, M.Roem.
Nerine flexuosa, Herb. |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by
Deidré Anne Snijman in 1981. It is found
in Southern South Africa, growing in clay to a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The bulb can grow to six
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 15 centimetres in
height, 20 with the flower. The
flowers are bright red.
Haemanthus means blood flower; Greek haima for 'blood'
and anthos
meaning 'flower'. The species name crispus referring to the wavy
leaf margins.
This is a winter-grower. |
