Every year May is heralded by the appearance of these marvellous Paintbrush flowers (Haemanthus albiflos) in our garden. They are indigenous to South Africa and grow extremely easily in shady spots - in pots or not.(My Blogger links are not working today for some reason, so if you are interested in finding out more about this Painbrush flower, go to http://www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/haemanalbif.htm.)
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How unusual they are Caroline. We have a lot of South African plants here in Perth in Kings Park 'plants of the world' section, I must have a look out to see if these are included.
ReplyDeleteMine has only produced a finger sized leaf.
ReplyDeleteI have something similar that has a red flower and normally after it has flowered the whole plant gets consumed by worms. This year unfortunately it didn't flower though *sad face*
ReplyDeleteMost Haemanthus flowers are red - hence the name which means "blood flower". And the pest is probably the larva of the Agapahtus Moth. Caroline
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flower you have in Cape Town. I love it!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is how it looks like there. I really love the place. Cape Town is a perfect place to rest.
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