| Author: | William
Townsend Aiton, 1811 |
| Family: |
COLCHICACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit -
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2,5
Centimetres |
| Height: |
15
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Brownish-Red - Dark Purple |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Cape
Poison Onion, Green Spider, Cape Slangkop, Yellow Slangkop
|
| Synonyms: |
Ornithoglossum glaucum Salisb.
Melanthium viride,
Linnaeus
Ornithoglossum viride, Aiton var. undulatum,
J.F.Macbr. =
Ornithoglossum undulatum |
This member of the Colchicaceae
family was described by William Townsend Aiton in 1811. It
is found in southern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The bulbs will grow to 2,5 centimetres
in diameter, the whole plant up to 15 centimetres height. The
flowers are brownish-red to dark purple..
The genera name from Latin; ornis;
bird' and glössa; 'tong' referring to the petals. The species
name is Latin for 'green'. |
