Scadoxus multiflorus SEEDS

Scadoxus multiflorus seeds grow into the blood lily a bulbous geophyte native to the subtropical biome across Tropical and southern Africa, east to the south-western Arabian Peninsula. Originally described as Haemanthus multiflorus by Thomas Martyn (1795) and transferred to Scadoxus by Rafinesque, with the generic distinction formally re-established by Friis & Nordal (1976). The epithet multiflorus means ‘many-flowered’, referring to the spectacular dense globe-shaped umbel of up to 200 vivid scarlet-red flowers on a robust scape one of the most extraordinary inflorescences in the Amaryllidaceae. Three subspecies: subsp. multiflorus (Tropical Africa wet tropical), subsp. katharinae (Friis & Nordal) (S. Africa subtropical) and subsp. longitubus (C.H.Wright) Friis & Nordal (W. Tropical Africa wet tropical). Flowers appear before or with the leaves. All parts toxic Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Family Amaryllidaceae.

Partial shade to full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical to tropical conditions; dry season dormancy. All parts toxic keep from children and pets.

• ‘Multiflorus’ = many-flowered; globe of up to 200 scarlet flowers; 3 subspecies across tropical Africa
• Originally Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn (1795); Friis & Nordal (1976) re-established Scadoxus
• Tropical & S. Africa to SW. Arabian Peninsula subtropical biome; naturalised in Mexico
• All parts toxic (Amaryllidaceae alkaloids); Family Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllidoideae)
• Partial shade to full sun; well-drained soils; warm tropical to subtropical; Family Amaryllidaceae

Scadoxus multiflorus is the blood lily producing one of the most spectacular inflorescences in Africa’s entire bulbous flora, its globe of scarlet flowers one of the most extraordinary sights in the subtropical and tropical African savannah, a plant whose proper generic placement took nearly 150 years of botanical debate to resolve.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.