Name: Veltheimia bracteata 10 seeds Forest lily SA bulb
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Veltheimia bracteata 10 seeds "Forest lily" SA bulb

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Veltheimia bracteata
10 seeds
"Forest lily"

Veltheimia bracteata is a beautiful deciduous bulb, with a moderate to fast growth rate. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of tubular flowers carried on a long stalk, reaching a height of up to 600 mm.
Veltheimia bracteata is winter-growing, the leaves dying back in summer, and the new leaves appearing in late-summer to autumn, after a short period of dormancy. In frost-free regions that have rainfall throughout the year, Veltheimia bracteata is almost evergreen. The flowers are bird pollinated, and will thus attract birds to the garden. The pear-shaped, ¿¿6 mm long black seeds are produced in large, membranous, inflated capsules which are ready for harvesting when the capsules are dry and papery, usually during mid-summer.
The forest lily is easily cultivated and grows well in semi-shade or shade. The bulb should be planted at or just below ground level, and left undisturbed for many years. It does best in acid to neutral, humus-rich, well-drained loamy soil. A general purpose slow release granular fertilizer and/or seaweed derived liquid fertilizer can be used during the growing season. Veltheimia bracteata does not tolerate severe frost, but will be unharmed by light frost where it is protected from the early morning sun, by for example overhanging branches.
Propagation by seed is very successful. The seed should be sown in autumn, thinly to allow the seedlings room to develop, 3 - 4 mm deep, in deep (min. 10 cm) trays and kept moist and shaded. A recommended sowing medium is equal parts river sand or industrial sand and fine compost, fine bark or loam. Germination takes two to three weeks and the seedlings should be fed with dilute liquid fertilizer every two weeks after germination. The seedlings generally take three to four years to flower, and can be set out in the garden at the beginning of their third season, during which some may flower for the first time. The colour of the flowers is variable, and could be pale pink, dusky pink, orange-pink or deep rose pink, and is occasionally greenish-yellow. The flowers are held upright when in tight bud and are pendent when open.

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