Haemanthus humilis hirsutus

Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir (March 24, 2006)
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at-Ram, 91904
Jerusalem, Israel

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Haemanthus humilis hirsutus flowered for the first time for us, an impressive flower, larger than H. coccineus.

Bill Dijk (Mar 19, 2000)

Haemanthus carneus and humulis subsp hirsutus. Grow in rocky outcrops in and amongst grass and/or shrubs. Often found in the mist belt regions. Soil generally poor but some humus/leaf mould gets trapped in the rock clefts where they occur. Generally found in frost areas that sometimes get a light cover of snow. Once every 20 years or so, they get a 3 metre/10 foot snow covering for a few days.

Greg Pettit (September 20, 2005)
South Africa