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Drimia sanguinea

Common names: red squill (Eng.), rooislangkop, gifbol (Afr.), sekanama, skanama (Sepedi), umahlogolozi (isiZulu).

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... additional images by Andrew Hankey and Richard Gill. Drimia sanguinea is a deciduous bulb that grows 100–400 mm ... tip and they shoot after the flowering period is over. Drimia sanguinea flowers from late winter, through spring ... close and dense at the top of the flower stalk. Just like Drimia altissima and many other drimias, the flowerhead ...

10 / 03 / 2025 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Common names: tall white squill (Eng.); jeukbol, maermanbol, maermanui (Afr.); lukhovu (Siswati), isiklenama, umahlokolosi, umgulube (isiZulu)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... use of their images. This bulbous plant is one of the tall Drimia species. Depending on the locality, it can be found in ... and it is variable. It grows between 350 mm and 2 m tall. Drimia altissima produces a big bulb, growing between 100-150 ... to as Ornithogalum altissimum and Urginea altissima. Drimia altissima does not only occur in South Africa. It is ...

25 / 07 / 2022 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG

Drimia sphaerocephala, rounded flowerhead. Photo Garth Bushell

Common names: round-head drimia (Eng.); snotuintjie (Afr.); hlare-sa-noko (Sesotho).

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... a fruit that is a capsule which produces elliptical seeds. Drimia sphaerocephala is found in moist areas or marshy ... and as far as the Limpopo Province. The flowers of Drimia sphaerocephala are short-lived, having a lifespan of 3 ... on the specific pollinators, however, like most other Drimia species, these plants could be pollinated by insects ...

04 / 07 / 2022 | Lesiba Papo | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: Kei drimia (Eng.); dassiekweek (Afr.)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... and Conservation, University of the W. Cape. August 2016 Drimia loedolffiae is an evergreen bulb, which divides, ... to February, with flowers opening late in the afternoon. Drimia loedolffiae is confined to the Kei River and its ... but it also grows on Dolerite cliffs (intrusions). Drimia loedolffiae grows mainly in succulent-rich, ...

17 / 04 / 2017 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: thread-leaf drimia (Eng.); gifbol (Afr.)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2014 Drimia filifolia is a bulbous geophyte somewhat similar to D. ... the conspicuous collar found in D. exuviata . Furthermore, Drimia filifolia also produces fewer leaves. They are ... flattened, round seeds, becoming black when mature. Drimia filifolia is widely distributed along the western side ...

10 / 11 / 2014 | James Deacon | Kirstenbosch NBG

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Search results for "Drimia" (displaying 5 of 5 on page 1)

Drimia sanguinea

Drimia altissima

Drimia sphaerocephala

Drimia loedolffiae

Drimia filifolia