Botanical name

Cyrtanthus ventricosus

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Common Name

Vuurlelie, Fire Lily, Brandlelie
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus

Description

Sturdy, bulbous geophyte up to 25cm. Leaves 1-5, spreading, channelled, dry at flowering; flowers bright-red, 4-5cm long, nodding, tubular to narrowly trumpet-shaped, on a hollow stem.

Flowers seen 12 days after fire. Probably pollinated by the Table Mountain Beauty butterfly.

Habitat

Sandstone slopes, usually south-facing

Flower Date

December to May, 2-4 weeks after fire