CYRTANTHUS SMITHIAE

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Henry Harvey in 1838. It is found in southern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over cream-coloured to pink with darker stripes.

The genera name from Greek; Kyrtos; 'curved' and Greek; anthos; 'flower' for the curved flower tube. The species name after Christo Albertyn Smith, 1898–1956, a South African botanist. The fruits and leaves by Cameron McMaster.