Boophone Species, Bushman Poison, Century Plant, Tumbleweed
Boophonedisticha
Synonym
Amaryllis
disticha
Boophone
intermedia
Boophone
longipedicellata
Boophone
toxicaria
Brunsvigia
disticha
Per Ken Blackford of San Diego, Ca., grower extraordinaire of the family Amaryllidaceae.
"Generally 4-7 years til bloom si...Read More
An unusual bulb which leaves are more decorative and last longer than their flowers. Has whistood -7°C and 40cm of snow.
Depending on the origin of the plant, this species could have either a winter-growing/summer flowering or a summer-growing/spring floweri...Read More
If planted in the ground in SoCal seedlings have their first flower after ~ 4 years. From then on they flower every year in July. 10 + ye...Read More
I have about 4 large plants growing wild on my plot in central South Africa, between 30cm and 50cm. Only one is producing seeds. I was to...Read More