Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals > Brunsvigia > Brunsvigia radulosa > Brunsvigia radulosa
Brunsvigia radulosa
Candelabra Plant
Origin: Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Limpopo, South Africa.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Brunsvigia |
| Species |
| radulosa |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals |
| Height |
| 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A large South African bulb with a brown tunic. |
| Landscape |
| Potted bulb. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Open grassland and rocky outcrops. |
| Leaf Description |
| 4-6 thick, tough leaves with rough surfaces and margins are produced, spreading flat on the surface, usually present during or after flowering. |
| Flower Description |
| It may take up to eight years for a plant to flower from seed. The inflorescence consists of up to 75 flowers, individually stalked, forming a large pink coloured umbel. When ripe the dried, brown bloom detaches and may be blown across the veld. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Sow the ripe fleshy seed immediately. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
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