Veltheimia bracteata seeds grow into the forest lily a bulbous geophyte native to the subtropical biome of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, growing in forest margins and shade. Described by Harvey (William Henry Harvey, 18111866, Irish botanist and Professor at Trinity College Dublin who was one of the foremost authorities on South African flora). The epithet bracteata means ‘bractate’, referring to the prominent bracts in the inflorescence. Named after August Ferdinand von Veltheim (17411801), a German nobleman and patron of botany. Produces striking dense, cylindrical racemes of nodding, tubular, pink-rose to red flowers with yellowish-green tips on robust scapes superficially resembling a Kniphofia. The shiny, wavy-edged leaves are ornamental in their own right. Seeds are large and easy to germinate. The genus Veltheimia encompasses 2 species (V. bracteata from the Eastern Cape, and V. capensis from the Western Cape). Family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.
Partial to full shade; well-drained, humus-rich soils; cool subtropical to mild temperate conditions; dry summer dormancy. One of the finest shade-tolerant bulbs.
Veltheimia bracteata is the forest lily producing one of the most distinctive winter-to-spring flower displays of any South African shade bulb, its dense cylindrical raceme of nodding pink tubes with yellow-green tips rising from glossy wavy leaves in a display that beautifully complements the forest margins and shaded garden where this rare Eastern Cape endemic thrives.
IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
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