Haemanthus pubescens
Scientific name
Deciduous bulb with elongated fleshy leaves with flowers from red to white. It flowers in Autumn and produces it leaves in winter.They can be propagated from seed, bulb cuttings and offsets. Seeds cannot be stored (recalcitrant).
Haemanthus are best grown in a rockery or as container plants, in full sun or partial shade. H. albiflos, an evergreen plant suited to shady conditions, is probably the most widely cultivated species. This species and the closely related H. pauculifolius , multiply most readily from offsets and eventually form dense plantings. Whereas H. albiflos and H. humilis may flower in their third or fourth year, some of the Cape species are extremely slow growing. For instance, H. nortieri [see Amaryllidaceae ] can take almost 17 years to mature. Haemanthus are not suited to extremely cold places and will perish in severe frost.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.
It provides medicinal value
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides food for:
Honeybees/flies
Southern double-collared sunbird
Haemanthus pubescens is indigenous to: Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
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