HESSEA BREVIFLORA
Author:
William Herbert, 1837
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Amaryllidaceae: 289 (1837)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Hessea dregeana Kunth, 1850.
Hessea bachmanniana Schinz, 1896.
Hessea brachyscypha Baker, 1896.
Hessea longituba D&U.M.-Doblies,1985.
Hessea zeyheri, Baker, 1888. P eriphanes brachyscypha, F.Leight.1948.
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Periphanes dregeana, F.M.Leight. 1948.
Periphanes zeyher, F.M.Leight. 1948.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Herbert in 1837. It is found in 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 to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are from pale to deep pink. It seems like Leighton proposal for a new genera; Periphanes didn't catch on.
The name Hessea commemorates Christian Heinrich Friedrich Hesse, 1772–1837, a Lutheran minister who came to Cape Town from Hanover and grew succulents in his garden. The species name from Latin; brevis; 'short' and flora; 'flower'. This is a winter-grower.
Flower
Pale - Deep Pink
Soil
Sand
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
