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Haemanthus montanus
Also called Mountain Paintbrush
Mountain Bloodlily (Haemanthus montanus) is a bulbous perennial from South Africa, grown for its red brush-like flower heads that appear before or with the leaves. It needs a dry rest period after flowering and bright conditions to bloom well.
Haemanthus montanus is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Haemanthus. The species are native to Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Eastern Cape and the Free State as well as Botswana.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haemanthus montanus 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.
