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Scadoxus pseudocaulus is a herbaceous plant native to Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Gabon. Similar in many respects to Scadoxus cinnabarinus, it is cultivated as an ornamental plant but has proved reluctant to flower.
Jonathan Hutchinson, the UK National Plant Collection holder for the genus, has described the cultivation of Scadoxus pseudocaulus. Although in many respects similar to Scadoxus cinnabarinus, it tolerates lower temperatures, with occasional drops to 5 °C (41 °F). The growing medium should be kept drier during the colder months. Plants in cultivation do not readily produce flowers. Some plants in cultivation as Scadoxus pseudocaulus have turned out to be different species of Scadoxus when they do eventually flower. Pests are those of Scadoxus generally.
Scadoxus pseudocaulus occurs natively within the range of Scadoxus cinnabarinus but is less widespread, being found only in southern Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Gabon. It was collected growing near to sea level, and is found up to altitudes of 1,400 m (4,600 ft) in regions of high rainfall.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scadoxus pseudocaulus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
