Hessea breviflora (Adult 2022)
Hessea brevifolia is an umbrella lily with beautiful mid pink, lightly scented flowers with darker centres and black stamens.
Description:
Hessea are rare South African bulbs known as umbrella lilies because they produce showy umbels of beautiful starry flowers that look like umbrellas. Each bulb produces two narrow, erect to spreading, strap-shaped leaves. H. brevifolia is one of the showiest speces with beautiful mid pink, lightly scented flowers that number 10-55 per inflorescence with darker centres and black stamens in autumn after summer dormancy when they should be kept dry. The shiny green leaves emerge from an attractive maroon-coloured sheath after flowering and persist through winter into spring. Easy to grow and bloom in sandy, gritty soil mixes. Collect and plant the seeds to build a colony. Check out pictures from the website of the Pacific Bulb Society to get a better sense for the beauty of this bulb. Our nursery-grown bulbs are adult blooming size as of 2022.
Common Name: Umbrella Lily - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 10-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Black
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Fall
Soil Moisture: Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sandy pockets between rocks on lower slopes that receive seasonal moisture in the Northwest and Southwest Cape in the winter rainfall region.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar
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