Veltheimia capensis is an erect bulbous perennial, 20-50 cm tall, relative of the familiar spring-blooming hyacinth.The flowers are drooping, cylindrical 25-35 mm long, in various shades of mottled pink, tipped green. The narrowly or broadly lance-shaped or inversely lance-shaped leaves are variable in colour, width, length and orientation. They are arranged in a suberect, arching, spreading or prostrate rosette and are greyish green or bluish grey, slightly or strongly channeled, and have slightly or heavily wavy or curled margins.
How to Grow and Care
The forest lily is easily cultivated and grows well in semi-shade or shade. The bulb should be planted at or just below ground level, and left undisturbed for many years. It does best in acid to neutral, humus-rich, well-drained loamy soil. A general purpose slow-release granular fertilizer and/or seaweed-derived liquid fertilizer can be used during the growing season.
Water requirements: Veltheimia capensis which is from the Mediterranean climate zone. It need some water during the winter and dry conditions when dormant in summer. The related Veltheimia bracteata grows in moister areas of Cape Province and should be watered all year round.
Soil: It requires a well drained rich soil, with the bulbs planted on the soil surface, and left undisturbed for many years. It does best in acid to neutral, humus-rich, loamy soil.
Origin: Veltheimia capensis is native to the drier areas of Cape Province and the Karoo to Namaqualand.
Propagation: They should be re-potted every 2-3 years when the young bulbils can be removed and potted on. Offsets should be removed in summer when the foliage has died down and replanted immediately, 30 - 40 mm deep. If grown in a pot the bulbs can be lifted every two to three years to remove the offsets from the parent bulb. These new bulbs should flower after one season. Like other bulbous plants they can be grown from seed but this takes 3-4 years to produce flowering plants.
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- Scientific name: Veltheimia capensis (L.) Redouté
- Common names: Waved leaved Veltheimia, Sand lily, Forest lily, Elephant's eye, Winter veltheimia
- Synonyms: Aletris capensis, Fabricia amoena, Veltheimia deasii, Veltheimia glauca, Aletris glauca, Fabricia glauca..
- Family: Asparagaceae
- Subfamily: Scilloideae
- Species: V. capensis
- Genus: Veltheimia
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How to Grow and Care
The forest lily is easily cultivated and grows well in semi-shade or shade. The bulb should be planted at or just below ground level, and left undisturbed for many years. It does best in acid to neutral, humus-rich, well-drained loamy soil. A general purpose slow-release granular fertilizer and/or seaweed-derived liquid fertilizer can be used during the growing season.
Water requirements: Veltheimia capensis which is from the Mediterranean climate zone. It need some water during the winter and dry conditions when dormant in summer. The related Veltheimia bracteata grows in moister areas of Cape Province and should be watered all year round.
Soil: It requires a well drained rich soil, with the bulbs planted on the soil surface, and left undisturbed for many years. It does best in acid to neutral, humus-rich, loamy soil.
Origin: Veltheimia capensis is native to the drier areas of Cape Province and the Karoo to Namaqualand.
Propagation: They should be re-potted every 2-3 years when the young bulbils can be removed and potted on. Offsets should be removed in summer when the foliage has died down and replanted immediately, 30 - 40 mm deep. If grown in a pot the bulbs can be lifted every two to three years to remove the offsets from the parent bulb. These new bulbs should flower after one season. Like other bulbous plants they can be grown from seed but this takes 3-4 years to produce flowering plants.
- ALSO READ some more info HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR Veltheimia ( Forest Lily)
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