BOOPHONE HAEMANTHOIDES

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was described by Frances Margaret Leighton in 1947. It is found from Namaqualand to Western Cape, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb will grow up to 25 centimetres in diameter, the leaves up to 50 centimetres long. The flowers are brownish-red.

The genera name from from Greek; bouphonos; 'killing cattle'. The species name means 'Haemanthus-like'. This is a late summer/autumn grower. Wild plants from Aberdeen, Western Cape, South Africa.