Botanical name

Cyrtanthus carneus

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Common Name

Sandveldlelie, Fire Lily, Brandlelie

Status

Vulnerable

Cyrtanthus carneus
Cyrtanthus carneus
Cyrtanthus carneus
Cyrtanthus carneus
Cyrtanthus carneus
Cyrtanthus carneus

Description

Robust, bulbous geophyte up to 75cm. Leaves up to 10, sometimes green at flowering, suberect, strap-shaped, twisted, up to 6cm wide; flowers 15-25, red or orange, nodding, 5-7cm long, tubular.

Habitat

Coastal sand and gravel, lower slopes

Flower Date

December to March, especially after fire