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Cyrtanthus
... strap-shaped leaves vary from as narrow as 1.8 mm (e.g. Cyrtanthus guthrieae ) to as broad as 65 mm (e.g. Cyrtanthus obliquus ). Photos Graham Duncan Cyrtanthus is concentrated in the southeastern and eastern ...
Cyrtanthus breviflorus
... Dibakwane, Julie Braby and Geoff Nichols for the pictures. Cyrtanthus breviflorus is a sturdy, perennial bulb that grows ... It produces oblong capsules that yield flat, winged seeds. Cyrtanthus breviflorus is widely spread in eastern South ... of Congo and has the widest distribution of all species of Cyrtanthus . It is mainly found growing in coastal and inland ...
Cyrtanthus elatus
... seeds are surrounded by a black, aerodynamic wing. Cyrtanthus elatus is known from the southern coastal ... burnt off, but they soon re-appear following autumn rains. Cyrtanthus elatus is an evergreen plant, producing new leaves ... wild from late spring to mid-autumn (October to April). Cyrtanthus Cyrtanthus elatus is highly recommended for ...
Cyrtanthus falcatus
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2004 Cyrtanthus falcatus is a deciduous, summer-growing bulbous ... releasing numerous black, flattened papery seeds. Cyrtanthus falcatus is only known to occur in Grassland of ... with the roots securely anchored between rock slabs. Cyrtanthus falcatus is probably pollinated by sunbirds that ...
Cyrtanthus flammosus
... sandstone of the Peninsula Formation (Cape Supergroup). Cyrtanthus flammosus is an obligate (not able to grow ... ( C. flammosus ) is one of nine obligate cliff-dwelling Cyrtanthus species. The others include C. falcatus , C. ... C. flammosus is related to two non-cliff-dwelling species, Cyrtanthus guthrieae (Bredasdorp, Western Cape) and the ...
Cyrtanthus herrei
Karoo Desert NBG Ian Oliver Karoo Desert NBG July 2007 Cyrtanthus herrei is a large evergreen bulb with a long neck ... umbel. Plants flower during the months of March and April. Cyrtanthus herrei is restricted to the arid winter rainfall ... to grow on eastern and southwestern slopes in full sun. Cyrtanthus herrei is in all aspects a very handsome plant. It ...
Cyrtanthus leucanthus
... perianth, slightly curved, stigma 3-branched. In nature Cyrtanthus leucanthus is usually associated with Haemanthus ... brush-like cluster of small, somewhat tubular flowers. Cyrtanthus leucanthus is known from near Betty's Bay eastward ... Western Cape, where it grows on sandstone or shale ridges. Cyrtanthus leucanthus occurs on coastal lowlands. Most ...
Cyrtanthus mackenii
... National Botanical Garden July 2002 The flowers of Cyrtanthus mackenii are long and narrow with recurved tips, ... are sweetly scented and pollinated by night-flying moths. Cyrtanthus Although all Cyrtanthus species can be cultivated in containers, due to ...
Cyrtanthus macmasteri
... Parbhoo Pretoria National Botanical Garden October 2006 Cyrtanthus macmasteri is a perennial, bulbous herb that is ... Little is known about the pollinators and adaptations of Cyrtanthus macmasteri to the environment since this is a recently described species. Cyrtanthus This species shows evidence of horticultural ...
Cyrtanthus obliquus
... National Botanical Garden October 2009 The bulb of Cyrtanthus obliquus is large and fleshy, like an onion. ... late in April and May. The seeds are papery and black. Cyrtanthus obliquus grows on dry, rocky, sloping ground on ... the Eastern Cape. Little is known about the pollinators of Cyrtanthus obliquus. However, the thick, grey leaves enable ...
Cyrtanthus sanguineus
... Colin Ralston and Paolo Candotti for the pictures. Cyrtanthus sanguineus is a perennial bulb that grows 150 to ... in late summer to autumn, between January and April. Cyrtanthus sanguineus is widespread in the Eastern Cape and ... butterfly (Aeropetes tulbaghia) , which pollinates them. Cyrtanthus Cyrtanthus sanguineus can be propagated by lifting ...
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
... October 2013 Images Colin Paterson-Jones (copyright) Cyrtanthus ventricosus is a deciduous, bulbous plant reaching ... which takes about seven weeks to mature. Like all other Cyrtanthus species, the seeds are dry, black, flattened and winged. Cyrtanthus ventricosus is found along the Cape Fold Mountains ...