GETHYLLIS CILIARIS

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1781. It is found in south-western South Africa, growing in a sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from ten to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are from ivory to deep pink.

The genera name from Greek gethyon, 'bulb'. The species name means 'fringed', as with eyelashes for the edges of the leaves. This is a winter-grower, flowering in the summertime. The pink flowers by Petra Broddle, Ispotnature.org.