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Scadoxus multiflorus

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Scadoxus multiflorus  (Scadoxus multiflorus)

These have been sat in their pots since April and done nothing - then the flower stem started to emerge on Friday night. It now stands about 80mm tall!
A member of the Amaryllidaceae family, the flowers appear before the foliage.



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Interesting.

25 Jul, 2011

 

Cinderella - this is what it will look like............

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nuta_CQvImI/TOM0teU6E7I/AAAAAAAAECw/UtXw1eJayoU/s1600/Scadoxus-multiflorus-4-Blood-Lily-aka-Poison-Root.JPG

25 Jul, 2011

 

I used to own one of these Meanie...lovely global red flowers....I left it outside, accidently, and forgot about it....:<(

25 Jul, 2011

 

Doh!!!! How could you?!
They have them growing in the botanic gardens in Oxford - it's like a very vivid red summer flowering Allium isn't it.
How did you rest it over the winter Motinot?

25 Jul, 2011

 

I know Meanie...I was very upset, at the time....I kept it in a warmish sun room almost dry Meanie.....I had it for years.....:<(

25 Jul, 2011

 

is this like the one they sell so much at christmas?

25 Jul, 2011

 

Thanks Moti - does that mean that you kept it evergreen?

I really don't know Sticki - I've not seen them for sale around here, except in the "very expensive, award winning" florist at £8 a stem!

25 Jul, 2011

 

they sell them in boxes with the soil and the pot already for you to set them off, if you put them in the right place you can almost watch them grow.

25 Jul, 2011

 

Ah - Amaryllis! It's of the same family.

25 Jul, 2011

 

:-)

25 Jul, 2011

amy
Amy
 

Can't wait to see it in flower !

25 Jul, 2011

 

Me too!!!!!!

25 Jul, 2011

 

Looks as though thats going to be a big flower there.

26 Jul, 2011

 

You should see it today!

26 Jul, 2011

 

Well show us then :o))

26 Jul, 2011

 

Just added the photo 6d!

26 Jul, 2011

 

No Meanie....It always died back.....

27 Jul, 2011

 

Thanks for that Moti. Just trying to find out how best to care for them.

27 Jul, 2011

 

It will become a very nice globular flower head after a few weeks.

7 Aug, 2011

 

A few weeks! It took a few days Balcony - the first bloom is now going over! It was startling how quickly it all happened.
The full set of photos.................

http://www.growsonyou.com/garden/show_garden_item/34322-scadoxus-multiflorus

7 Aug, 2011



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