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Brunsvigia pulchra

Brunsvigia pulchra
Common names: Namaqualand tulip, torch candelabra (Eng.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Graham Duncan and Karel du Toit for providing images. Brunsvigia pulchra , is a deciduous, winter-growing geophyte, ... fleshy, brownish green seeds that are 5 mm in diameter. Brunsvigia pulchra produces 5-7 oval-shaped leaves after the ... touch whereas the lower surface is light green and smooth. Brunsvigia pulchra is remarkable among members of this genus ...

18 / 11 / 2024 | Gianpaolo Gilardi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Brunsvigia natalensis

Brunsvigia natalensis
Common names: Natal candelabra flower (Eng.); kandelaarblom (Afr.); umbhola (Zul.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... species flowers in early summer, from October to December. Brunsvigia natalensis is easily confused with Brunsvigia radulosa , which has similar leaves and flowers, ... flowering time (January to February) (Duncan et al. 2016). Brunsvigia natalensis is distributed through the eastern ...

14 / 06 / 2021 | Mulweli Maswoliedza | Compton Herbarium
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Brunsvigia bosmaniae

Brunsvigia bosmaniae display at Hantam NBG
Common names: candelabra lily (Eng.); Maartblom, kandelaar (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Rust Hantam National Botanical Garden April 2009   Brunsvigia bosmaniae is a geophyte, up to 400 mm high. It is ... flower. The triangular-shaped capsules are 30-60 mm long. Brunsvigia bosmaniae grows in the winter-rainfall region of ... are highly efficient in alluring pollinators. Studies of Brunsvigia bosmaniae have shown that the trumpet-shaped, pink ...

27 / 04 / 2009 | Colleen Rust | Hantam NBG
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Brunsvigia radulosa

Brunsvigia radulosa
Common names: candelabra flower (Eng.); kandelaarblom, misryblom (Afr.); Lemathla (Southern Sotho)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... & C. Archer National Herbarium, Pretoria July 2005   Brunsvigia radulosa is a bulbous herb with a large bulb, ... from southern Botswana. There are about 20 species of Brunsvigia in South africa. This species is sometimes ... summer rainfall species. Other summer rainfall species of Brunsvigia occurring in the eastern parts of South Africa are ...

25 / 07 / 2005 | Clare Archer | Pretoria NBG
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Brunsvigia

Brunsvigia bosmaniae; Photo Colin Paterson-Jones
Common names: candelabra flower (Eng.); kandelaarblom, Maartblom (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... spindle-shaped or three-angled and often heavily ribbed. Brunsvigia has about 20 species in total and is widespread in ... and scatter their seeds. [See picture in Amaryllidaceae ] Brunsvigia Brunsvigia , unlike its close relative Nerine , is poorly ...

18 / 04 / 2005 | D Snijman | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Brunsvigia josephinae

Brunsvigia josephinae
Common names: candelabra lily (Eng.); kandelaarblom, lantanter (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... by the tumbling of the inflorescence in the wind. Brunsvigia Propagation is by seed or vegetatively. Seeds ... and ancestress of the Princess of Wales. The genus name Brunsvigia was in honour of the house of Brunswick. The ... first wife. There are approximately 20 species of Brunsvigia found throughout southern Africa. Brunsvigia ...

09 / 08 / 2004 | Werner Voigt | Karoo Desert NBG
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Brunsvigia orientalis

Brunsvigia orientalis
Common names: candelabra flower, red candelabra flower, king candelabra, chandelier lily, chandelier plant, sore-eye flower (Eng.), ajuinbol, koningskandelaarblom,
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... being lost at any one time, reducing stress on the plants. Brunsvigia Sow Brunsvigia seeds in deep seed trays as soon as possible after ... the garden. They suffer very few other problems. The genus Brunsvigia honours the House of Brunswick. The common name ...

17 / 03 / 2003 | Jane Forrester | Harold Porter NBG
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