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Haemanthus humilis
Also called Pink Paintbrush, Rabbit's Ears
Haemanthus humilis is a small bulbous perennial from South Africa, grown for its pink brush-like flower heads that appear before or with the leaves. It grows best in a bright, dry-rest regime, with the bulb kept dry while dormant.
Haemanthus humilis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus. The species is native to South Africa, it occurs in every province, as well as Botswana and Lesotho.
There are two subspecies:
Snake Lily · April fool · Dwarf Bloodlily · Granite Bloodlily · Haemanthus lanceifolius · Mountain Bloodlily · Nardouw Bloodlily · Delicate Bloodlily
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haemanthus humilis 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.
