Veltheimia capensis syn. Veltheimia deasii ; Veltheimia glauca
Sand Lily
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. 'Sand Lily' has stout purple-spotted stems that bear a terminal cluster of 3 - 4 cm drooping, tubular pale pink flowers with darker pink spots
Contributed by @helend
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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
Sand Lily
Latin name
Veltheimia capensis syn. Veltheimia deasii ; Veltheimia glauca
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
0.50 M
0.50 M
Veltheimia capensis syn. Veltheimia deasii ; Veltheimia glauca
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. 'Sand Lily' has stout purple-spotted stems that bear a terminal cluster of 3 - 4 cm drooping, tubular pale pink flowers with darker pink spots
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.
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helend
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