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Asphodelaceae
Forest Lily
Veltheimia bracteata
Grace in adversity.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Veltheimia
- Native to
- South Africa, Eastern Cape
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy loam
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Veltheimia is one of the few bulbs that blooms in winter, producing its pink poker-like flower spikes December through March.
- The wavy-edged leaves are ornamental in their own right, remaining attractive year-round as a foliage plant.
- After flowering, the seed pods become papery and translucent, resembling small lanterns on the stem.
- The genus is named after August Ferdinand Graf von Veltheim, an 18th-century German patron of botany.
- Forest lilies prefer dappled shade and are among the best-adapted bulbs for cultivation under trees.
Color meanings
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grace
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winter beauty
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resilience