Brunsvigia josephinae

Taxobox
name = "Brunsvigia josephinae"


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image_caption = "Brunsvigia josephinae"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Lilliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Amaryllidaceae
genus = "Brunsvigia"
species = "B. josephinae"
binomial = "Brunsvigia josephinae"

"Brunsvigia josephinae" (candelabra lily) is a deciduous, subtropical flowering plant of the genus Brunsvigia and family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to South Africa.

"B. josephinae" is about 0.65 m tall when flowering. Its bulbs are some 200 mm in diameter and usually exposed. Leaves appear only in winter; they are blueish grey, about 600 x 200 mm, and typically range from 8-20 leaves per plant. Dark red, tubular flowers appear in late summer to autumn; they are 15 mm long atop stalks approximately 650 mm long, with 30-40 flowers per plant. Plants may take as long as 14 years to mature from seeds.

External links

* [http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/brunsvigjos.htm PlantZAfrica article on Brunsvigia josephinae]