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This member of the Amaryllidaceae family
was described by Ait. ex Christian Frederik Ecklon in 1827. It is
fond in East Cape og South Africa, growing in sand or other well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb will grow up
to 15 centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 50 centimetres
height. The large flowers are pinkish-red, and emerges before the
leaves.
Bit strange a plant from
Africa is called orientalis. I heard it was because of a
mix-up on Captain Cook's ship. The Australian, Oriental and African
plants got mixed, and the sorting out were not perfect.
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