| Botanical name | Boophone disticha |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
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| Flowers | August September October This plant carries attractive, deep-pink, posy-like flower (± 200mm across) rising on a short stem and it flowers in spring. |
| Common name(s) | Tumbleweed, century plant |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Prepare a large planting hole and work in well-rotted compost, acidic if possible. At the same time dig in a handful or two of organic bone meal and a general fertilizer such. Strictly adhere to application and dosage instructions on the packaging. |
| Interesting info | The bulb of the Boophone disticha is poisonous. |
| Possible problems | The bulb is poisonous, as evidenced by local names such as poison bulb (gifbol) and sore-eye flower (seerooglelie). |
| Other languages | Perdespook (A) |
Boophone disticha (Tumbleweed, century plant)
- Botanical name: Boophone disticha
- Common name(s): Tumbleweed, century plant
- Categories: Bulbs
Plant description:
Attractive, deep-pink, posy-like flower (± 200mm across) rising on a short stem directly from the top of a large football like bulb about 300mm diameter. It flowers in spring and is followed by a perfect twisted fan of leaves. The bulb is poisonous, as evidenced by local names such as poison bulb (gifbol) and sore-eye flower (seerooglelie).
Family: Amarryllidaceae
Synonym: Amaryllis disticha
Botanical Pronunciation: bo-OFF-on-ee DIS-tik-uh
Boophone disticha requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
August September October
This plant carries attractive, deep-pink, posy-like flower (± 200mm across) rising on a short stem and it flowers in spring.
Prepare a large planting hole and work in well-rotted compost, acidic if possible. At the same time dig in a handful or two of organic bone meal and a general fertilizer such. Strictly adhere to application and dosage instructions on the packaging.
