EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS
Author:
Frederick James Chittenden, 1951
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Roy. Hort. Soc. Dict. Gard. 2: 787 (1951)
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
35 (70) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Fritillaria autumnalis, Philip Miller, 1768.
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. clavata, Reyneke.
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by Frederick James Chittenden in 1951. It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The bulbs will grow up to ten centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 35 centimetres height. The flowers are yellowish-green.
The species name means 'having-fair-foliage'. The genera name means 'of autumn'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
Yellowish-Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
Similar plants