Author: | Augustin Pyramus de Candolle,
1807 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
Karoo,
Namaqualand, South Africa, Namibia? |
Soil: |
Sand -
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
Height: |
40
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink - Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Veltheimia deasii, Coutts.
Veltheimia glauca, Jacq.
Veltheimia intermedia, Sweet.
Veltheimia roodeae, E.Phillips.
Veltheimia traubii, Moldenke.
Veltheimia undulata, Moench.
Veltheimia viridifolia, Jacq.
Fabricia amoena, Salisb.
Fabricia glauca, Salisb.
Aletris capensis, L.
Aletris glauca, Aiton. |
This member of the
Hyacinthaceae family was
given this name
by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. It is found
in Karoo and Namaqualand in South Africa and perhaps Namibia. It is growing in sand or well drained soil
with some water and lots of sun. The bulb will grow up to
six centimetres in diameter, the leaves will get 40 centimetres
long. The flowers are pale pink to dark red.
The genera is named after the German
patron of botany, August Ferdinand Graf von Veltheim. The species
name after the
Cape of Africa.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |