Cyrtanthus falcatus R.A.Dyer
Drakensberg Firelily, Sickle Firelily
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Summary
Cyrtanthus falcatus, the falcate fire lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae from the Natal region of South Africa. A bulbous perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in), it has glossy, strap-shaped leaves and erect burgundy-coloured stems. These bear umbels of 8-10 narrowly flared, pendulous tubular flowers in shades of red, green and cream in spring and summer. The umbels are bent over in a curious crook or sickle shape. More on Wikipedia ›
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About the genus · Cyrtanthus
Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.
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Cultivation
Grouped as a bulb, tuber or caudex by the genus Cyrtanthus, which is reliably one kind of plant (archetype table). The table holds no figure for this group, which spans too much for one minimum, and no habitat climate is derived yet; no cold floor is given, and no prose comes from the table.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
Photographs
Photographs: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY, via GBIF (3); Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, via GBIF (3); unknown, CC0, via GBIF (2).
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Papers naming this species
Works whose title or abstract names Cyrtanthus falcatus, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.
Related
Other Cyrtanthus 57 in the reference
Cyrtanthus angustifolius Fire-Lily
Cyrtanthus attenuatus Amaryllidaceae
Cyrtanthus aureolinus Amaryllidaceae
Cyrtanthus bicolor Curved Firelily
Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus Dobo Lily
Cyrtanthus brachysiphon Amaryllidaceae
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Wild Crocus
Cyrtanthus carneus Droopy Firelily
Cyrtanthus clavatus Amaryllidaceae
Cyrtanthus collinus Mountain Firelily
Cyrtanthus contractus Common Firelily
Cyrtanthus debilis Ruitersbos Firelily all 58 ›History & registers
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