Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtanthus

Species:

Cyrtanthus erubescens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

red, orange, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, butterflies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Bulbous geophyte that resprouts from underground bulbs after grassland fires, a common adaptation in South African fire-prone grasslands.

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

None required

Germination Time:

14–30 days

Notes:

Fresh seed germinates readily at warm temperatures. Seed viability declines rapidly with storage.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI