CYRTANTHUS OBLIQUUS
Author:
William Aiton, 1789
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hort. Kew. 1: 414 (1789)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Crinum obliquum, Carl Linnaeus Jr, 1782.
Timmia obliqua, J.F.Gmel. 1791.
Amaryllis pendula, Salisb.
Amaryllis umbella, L'Hér.
Cyrtanthus varius, M.Roem.
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Loxanthes pendula, Salisb.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Aiton in 1789. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to the Eastern Cape, South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are from yellow over orange and red to bronze.
The genera name from Greek; Kyrtos; 'curved' and Greek; anthos; 'flower' for the curved flower tube. The species name obliquus means 'slanting or sideways' and possibly refers to the way the leaves emerge from the bulb.
Flower
Yellow - Orange - Red - Bronze
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
