HAEMANTHUS AMARYLLOIDES
Author:
Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin, 1804
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 4: 5, t. 408 (1804)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
20-30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Could have been: Melicho amarylloides, Richard Anthony Salisbury, 1866.
Haemanthus amarylloides subsp. polyanthus, Snijman.
Haemanthus amarylloides subsp. toximontanus, Snijman.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1804. It is found in south-western 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 from 20 to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale to dark pink.
The name Haemanthus is derived from the Greek haima meaning 'blood' and anthos meaning 'flower' - a reference to the red flowers of most species.
The species name for its resemblance to an Amaryllis. This is a winter-grower. This is Leigh Voigt's drawing of Hameanthus amarylloides subsp. toximontanus. This is Barbara Jeppe's drawing of Hameanthus amarylloides subsp. amarylloides. A lot of wild plants by Nieuwoudtville, Facebook.com. The flower of H. A. polyanthus by Boshoff, Willem, Scholar.ufs.ac.za.
Flower
Pale - Dark Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
