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Colchicaceae
Christmas Bells
Sandersonia aurantiaca
Celebration and joy.
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Sandersonia
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- tuberous perennial
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The genus contains only this single species, making it one of botany's monotypic genera.
- Named after John Sanderson, secretary of the Horticultural Society of Natal, who discovered it in the 1850s.
- The lantern-shaped flowers are a prized cut flower in Japan, where they are popular in New Year arrangements.
- It blooms during the Southern Hemisphere summer around Christmas, hence its common name.
- The tubers are fork-shaped, each producing two growing points, which means the plant naturally doubles each year.
Color meanings
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celebration
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joy
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holiday cheer