NERINE UNDULATA
Author:
William Herbert, 1820
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2124 (1820)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Haemanthus undulatus, Herbert, 1794.
Nerine flexuosa, William Herbert, 1820
Loxanthes undulata, Salisb. 1866.
Imhofia undulata, Kuntze, 1891.
Nerine alata, Winsome F. Barker, 1935.
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Amaryllis aucta, Tratt.
Amaryllis flexuosa, Jacq.
Amaryllis undulata L.
Imhofia flexuosa, Kuntze.
Loxanthes flexuosa, Salisb.
Nerine aucta, M.Roem.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Herbert in 1820. It is found in the Eastern Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulb can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale of just pink, but a cultivar with white is made. It have been given several names through time, but Nerine undulata seems to be the most common used.
The genera name from nereids referring to the sea-nymphs in Greek mythology. The species name undulata means 'wavy, undulating', in reference to the crinkled tepals of the flowers.
Flower
Pink (White)
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
