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Chasmanthe aethiopica
Cobra lily is a South African bulb-forming perennial (geophyte) from fynbos, with red-purple flowers from April to July. It is easy to grow in mild climates if it gets full sun and dry summers.
Chasmanthe aethiopica, the cobra lily, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Chasmanthe and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Eastern and Western Cape. The plant grows to a height of 40 to 65 cm and flowers from April to July. The flowers are red-purple.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chasmanthe aethiopica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
