Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtanthus

Species:

Cyrtanthus obrienii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,dec

Bloom Colors:

orange, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators, sunbirds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from bulbs after fire. Summer-growing bulb adapted to grassland fire regimes in its native habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

None required

Germination Time:

14–30 days

Notes:

Sow fresh seed at warm temperatures. Bulbous plants may take several years to reach flowering size from seed.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI