Boophone disticha
Boophone disticha
- Native to:
- Angola | Botswana | Burundi | DR Congo | Eswatini | Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Rwanda | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus:
- Boophone
- Species:
- Boophone disticha
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 40 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, red
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- insects
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from the large underground bulb after fire; commonly found in fire-prone grasslands and survives periodic burns.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–60 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily when fresh; viability decreases rapidly. Sow immediately after harvest with seed partially exposed.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI