Jul 29
I've not posted about this Haemanthus in so long, but it's still here and kicking. This plant is older than me. I separated the pup on the right a few years ago.
It's hard to tell the size, but that's a 80 L trashcan on the right of it.
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I've not posted about this Haemanthus in so long, but it's still here and kicking. This plant is older than me. I separated the pup on the right a few years ago.
It's hard to tell the size, but that's a 80 L trashcan on the right of it.
Paintbrush Lily (Scadoxus Puniceus) Grugapark Essen, Germany
Haemanthus coccineus
Family - Amaryllidaceae
Common name - Paintbrush Lily
The spectacular Paintbrush Lily - Haemanthus coccineus - bursts forth with an unusual flower cluster that looks like a big, red shaving brush. This exciting South African bulb is related to Amaryllis and Crinum. The leaves alone make this plant worth growing. The oversized, tongue-shaped leaves can reach 20 inches long and 6 inches wide, and usually have attractive red markings underneath. The flower stems also have these beautiful markings.
Haemanthus coccineus usually grows in winter and spring, and goes dormant for the summer. It makes a large, flattened bulb from which 2 fleshy leaves appear (occasionally 3). For the largest possible leaves, grow the plant in half shade. The bare flower stalk emerges just before the leaves in late summer, similar to Amaryllis belladonna.
The flower stem grows 6 to 15 inches tall, and usually has reddish, leopard-spot markings along the lower half. The scarlet-red bracts open to reveal dozens of golden anthers. Eventually the bulb multiplies into an impressive colony of plants. But even if you only grow a single plant in a pot, it is a real eye-opener!
We overwinter the Haemanthus plants in a dark, unheated basement and it was finally time to bring them out yesterday. First picture is how they look now vs how they’ll look in 4 months.
This year vs last year.
We separated a pup from this plant a while back and it has now joined its mom in this corner, to help hide my mess of old planters and seed trays. They both desperately need to be repotted, but I don’t even want to think about it.
The Paintbrush Lily has decided to show off its yearly flower.
I’ve disliked this plant for as long as I can remember, never found a spot for her that I liked and didn’t feel like it was taking too much space. For a couple of years now I’ve moved it here and I’m finally satisfied with it. It’s hiding the ugliest corner of the backyard, where the recycling bins and a collection of old planters reside. I didn’t know if it’ll grow here since it’s a mostly shady spot, but it seems to do just fine. It’s even starting to grow on me.
My wackiest houseplant. http://www.lovethatimage.com/blog/2019/01/haemanthus-albiflos/