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Haemanthus lanceifolius is a South African bulbous geophyte (blood lily) from the Western and Northern Cape, grown mainly by collectors. It needs a dry summer rest and good drainage, and it is rare in the wild.
Haemanthus lanceifolius is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haemanthus lanceifolius 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.
