Veltheimia bracteata 'Rosalba'
Forest Lily 'Rosalba'
Veltheimia - Forest Lily - is a native of South Africa. It is a perennial flowering bulb with strap-shaped leaves and stout stem that bears a cluster of nodding, tubular flowers, similar to a Red-Hot Poker, in Spring. Grown indoors or under glass in cooler climes, but can be moved outdoors in warm weather. Veltheimia bracteata originates from the summer rainfall area of the Eastern Cape of South Africa in coastal scrub and forest. It is a bulbous plant which grows glossy leaves during winter months, before sending out a single flowering shoot to flower in spring. 'Rosalba' has shades of cream through pink with green tips.
Contributed by @richard.spicer.7906
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Forest Lily 'Rosalba'
Latin name
Veltheimia bracteata 'Rosalba'
type
Flowering bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.45 M
Veltheimia bracteata 'Rosalba'
Veltheimia - Forest Lily - is a native of South Africa. It is a perennial flowering bulb with strap-shaped leaves and stout stem that bears a cluster of nodding, tubular flowers, similar to a Red-Hot Poker, in Spring. Grown indoors or under glass in cooler climes, but can be moved outdoors in warm weather. Veltheimia bracteata originates from the summer rainfall area of the Eastern Cape of South Africa in coastal scrub and forest. It is a bulbous plant which grows glossy leaves during winter months, before sending out a single flowering shoot to flower in spring. 'Rosalba' has shades of cream through pink with green tips.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
If planting in a container, plant in a well draining mix such as 1:1 sand:peat. If planting outdoors, plant in well-draining soil in light shade.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Mid Spring
Flowers similar in form to a Red Hot Poker, appear in Spring
Propagate by offsets
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Remove offsets after the foliage has died down, and replant them straight away 30 - 40 mm deep.
richard.spicer.7906