This subspecies has a very short to no dormancy in cultivation and prefers some shade. The anther filaments are bright orange. Pooley, E. (1998). The second picture is with another background. Kirstenbosch Gardening Series. The large, dense heads of small, scarlet blooms, dotted with bright yellow anthers can be up to 15 cm across.The lush, glossy leaves have wavy margins and grown in a rosette. & Malan, S. (1988) Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region. A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Photos by Alessandro Marinello. This little first year bulb will not sprout leaves until the next growing season. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It flowers with the leaves in January (after mid summer). Frandsen Publishers : Sandton. Scadoxus puniceus can be found in cool, shady habitat such as ravines and forests, where it is often found in moist leaf litter. It has wavy, shiny green leaves and a spotted reddish-brown stem, bearing a single red puffy flower head. Декоративна і лікарська культура. This genus was long regarded as a subgenus of Haemanthus, but because there are differences in the number of chromosomes, the foliage, and the rootstock, it is now treated as a distinct genus. Scadoxus puniceus, commonly known as the paintbrush lily,is a species of bulbous plant. These are wild ones from Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Scadoxus puniceus 'Alba' This is a rather rare Scadoxus. Van Wyk, B-E. et al (1997) Medicinal Plants of South Africa. As within many of the closely related amaryllids, this bulb is poisonous and deaths have been reported following the ingestion of the bulb. The photos below were taken by Nhu Nguyen of a plant in cultivation grown by Uluwehi Knecht. It is summer growing, briefly deciduous with highly attractive foliage. The large underground bulbs may be up to 10cm across and have a short thick stem at the base from which numerous fleshy roots arise. There are nine species of Scadoxus, of which three (S.puniceus, S.multiflorus and S.membranaceus) occur in South Africa. Tafelberg Publishers : Cape Town. 10 years from seed formation to first flowering in February 2011. It tends to produce a lot of stoloniferous shoots when happy. Scadoxus puniceus: Taxonomy navigation › Scadoxus. The young inflorescence, protected by bracts and borne on the red/purple spotted flower stalk, appears first, followed by the stem which bears 6-8 leaves. Dimensions Description of stem. Flourish! It always attracts attention and gets comments. Indications: Administered to people only. Published on the Internet. Here it is to the right. Photo courtesy of; copyright of Jan Emming of Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona. This is a much larger cultivar that the regular species, with stems almost as thick as my wrist that grow 12-24" tall. Fernwood Press : Cape Town. The magnificent inflorescence, which is 150 mm wide, has red to red-brown bracts which encircle the massive dark orange to red coloured flowers. Photos 2-4 were taken by Mary Sue Ittner and 5-6 were taken by Nhu Nguyen of the same plants a few years later. scadoxus puniceus magnificus Kwazulu-Natal Province, East Africa. Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. They are held erect clasping at the base to form a pseudostem (false stem) which has red/purple speckled scale leaves at the base. The hybrid was raised by Johannes Nicolai in Coswig-Dresden in Germany and flowered for the first time in 1899. The spectacular paintbrush lily is one of South Africa's most striking bulbous plants. Haemanthus natalensis and H. magnificus were once considered separate species but are now regarded as, at best, varieties of Scadoxus puniceus. It does well planted in the ground or in containers. The umbel has 20 to 30 bright red pendulous flowers, about 5 cm long. The International Plant Names Index (2009). It goes dormant in the winter. Scadoxus puniceus, commonly known as the paintbrush lily, is a species of bulbous plant. The rootstock is predominately an elongated rhizome, sometime with a bulbous part above. In habitat, this species flowers from November to February, which is a relatively dry season. However this species is widely used in traditional medicine to treat coughs and gastro-intestinal problems. Ripe berries eaten by birds / monkeys. Common names: Paintbrush lily, Snake lily (E), Rooikwas (Afr), isisphompho, umgola (Z). Scadoxus is a genus in the Amaryllidaceae family. Many of these plants are indiscriminately removed from the wild and sold when they are in flower. Paintbrush; giant stovebrush; rooikwas or seeroogblom (Afrikaans); umgola (Zulu), formerly Haemanthus magnificus. Growing naturally in shady areas in coastal bush, ravines and forest, it can be found in the northern provinces, Free State, KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape; with its distribution extending to Tropical Africa. This species is quite variable and a number of different forms occur throughout its distribution range. Да са ти живи и здрави другите 3 цветя... а снимки пускай , когато можеш, защото в … & Germishuizen, G. (1997) Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. multiflorus, Scadoxus pole-evansii, Scadoxus pseudocaulus (just opening), and Scadoxus membranaceus (fading). Briza Publications : Pretoria. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. In mountain and wetter habitats it can be more robust and flower with the leaves and with a short dormancy. Photos by Jonathan Hutchinson. The next four photos of Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus were taken in habitat, on the Ruwenzori Mountains in Western Uganda, January 2006, courtesy of Rachel Saunders. (1986) Flowers of Southern Africa. The following year it did bloom and the second photo shows the bud appearing. A következő országokban található meg: Botswana, Dél-afrikai Köztársaság, Dél-Szudán, Etiópia, Malawi, Mozambik, Szudán, Szváziföld, Tanzánia, Zambia és Zimbabwe. Scadoxus pseudocaulus ssp. Plant either seeds or young bulbs right away and keep the medium moist until leaves appear. The flower appears first on a single stalk and rise dramatically to appear like a ‘red paintbrush’. It takes about 4 years to flower from seeds. Traditional Medicinal Uses of Scadoxus puniceus. The leaves are intermediate between the two species, ie. The first three photos taken in the Eastern Cape by Cameron McMaster show it growing in different habitats. During the summer growing season, it should be kept moist. Photos 1-2 by Doug Westfall. The last two pictures show a large pot of blooming plants being grown by Rod Saunders and Rachel Saunders and blooming September 2006. Natal Flora Publications Trust : Durban. Plant in composted, well drained soil in a shady position. van Tubergen in Haarlem, who stated the parents to be H. katherinaeand H. magnificus, the latter being the pollen parent. Other names. Photo 3 by Nhu Nguyen shows the seeds and membrane. Accessed: 2010 Jan 06. They bear single soft pearl-like seeds inside. Other common names include snake lily, royal paintbrush, King-of-Candida, African blood lily, rooikwas, isisphompho, and umgol A popular garden subject, the paintbrush lily has been in cultivation in Holland since early 18th century. vol.23, p.64/1976]. It splits the pseudostem near the base and sends out the short flower stem and scape. Login to add your Comment Not registered yet? The flower stalk may reach up to 50-60cm and is often spotted with purple near the base. Common name reportedly comes from the red (blood-like) stains on its flattened white bulbs. Plant these right away otherwise roots will start sprouting and be bound within this membrane. Haemanthus magnificusis a synonym of Scadoxus puniceus(Friis & Nordal, 1976) and so, although differing in appearance, this is the same cross as H. × hybridusWittm. Bees and Butterflies love Scadoxus! Each flower head is made up of tiny star-shaped red flowers. puniceus: Common Names. I have some white S. puniceus, but they have yet … Three are found in the well watered areas of the summer rainfall area of South Africa and two are found in the Cape. Water regularly in summer and keep reasonably dry in winter. These photos taken by Nicholas Wightman show a progression from bud to seed on plants growing in Lilayi, Zambia. It grows up to 500 mm in height and has a red-brown spotted flowering stem and glossy green, wave-like leaves. Liz says: 15th October 2020 at 1:26 pm prorumpens is found only in Nigeria. Scadoxus puniceus is also known as the paintbrush lily these are a summer flowering bulb that require a little space as the bulb itself is quite large. It is deciduous and always solitary. It must have rather warm and humid growing conditions with the temperature never dropping below 45 °F (7 °C). Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus is distributed in Central Africa in Uganda and the Belgian Congo where it is found at 2300 to 2700 meters. Herb., Haemanthus natalensis Pappe ex Hook., Haemanthus puniceus L. (in part), Haemanthus puniceus L. var. A little confusion exits here as the same bulb was originally classified as Haemanthus magnificus, however Scadoxus are now a separate group, so avoid confusion. Du Plessis, N. & Duncan, N. (1989). Many have a sheath that forms a false stem. Sold out. Scadoxus Puniceus or ‘Paintbrush’ lily is a fascinating flowering bulb from South Africa where it grows in an area of summer rainfall. 2010 Jan 06 . Family. Keep the bulbs moist until they break dormancy. This plant measures 25 inches tall from the soil, flower stalk is 1 3/4 inch thick/wide. The inflorescences are borne within bracts which may be large and dark purplish red in colour. In their native habitat flowering occurs at the height of the rainy season in mid February. Published on the internet. Be sure not to purchase them alongside the road or from sellers who cannot assure you of the plant's origin. Photo below from Alan O'Leary shows the following species from left to right for comparison: It is mainly epiphytic and enjoys plenty of moisture during growth. Scadoxus membranaceus is the smallest of the known Scadoxus. Scadoxus puniceus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Sold out. Scadoxus cinnabarinus is primarily found in the rain forests of Cameroon. It is a member of the Amaryllis family. The meristemic structure will rest for about 4 months before sprouting leaf. Scadoxus puniceus (Скадоксус Поніцеус) — отруйна багаторічна рослина з роду Скадоксус родини Амарилісових. Plants are rather slow growing in cultivation, but well worth the wait! p.325/1753] and placed in Scadoxus by Friis & Nordal in 1976 [Norweg. The seeds will sprout and form a bulb immediately. Scadoxus puniceus is not in the Expanded Monograph processing cue. Its large tulip-like red bud appears atop a stout stem about 45 cm tall in early August and gradually opens to a huge and extraordinary flower, which starts out looking rather like a waratah and ends up resembling an enormous red brush with luminescent orange bristles. At the same time, it is very sensitive to bright sun which will burn the leaves. Scadoxus puniceus 'Alba' - jedná se o poměrně vzácný Scadoxus s bílým květem. $50. Seeds sprout in a strange manner where immediately even before going into the ground, the seeds will put all of its energy into producing a bulb. × New and Unread Tree-Mails. Előfordulása. 8 comments on “Scadoxus puniceus” Glenice Ebedes says: 21st October 2020 at 10:36 am Hi Liz. Some growing in my garden in Queensburgh, KZN. The plants are dormant in winter and use the large bulbs and roots to store moisture during this period. Scadoxus Puniceus Magnificus Bulbs Rare blooms featuring dense umbels of scarlet. Seeds should be sown immediately after cleaning them from the red flesh. These are followed by large red berries which are apparently distributed by Somango monkeys.

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