Scadoxus membranaceus (FRESHLY HARVESTED) Seeds - Endemic South African Indigenous Perennial Bulb

Scadoxus membranaceus Seeds

Dwarf Paintbrush; Seeroogblom

Scadoxus membranaceus is a flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a bulbous plant from South Africa (east Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal). The smallest of the species of Scadoxus, it grows from a bulb from which three or four thin leaves appear. The leaf stalk (petiole) is 8–15 cm long and the leaf blade 10–15 cm long. The flowers are borne in an umbel about 3.8 cm across on the end of a leafless stem (scape). Bracts underneath the umbel (usually four) enclose it, more or less to the same height as the tips of the flowers. The bracts, which are usually coloured, persist throughout flowering and fruiting. Individual flowers are described as being green, pink or pale red in colour.