Blood Lily

Bulb An underground shoot with thickened leaf bases see also Bulbs, Corms and Tubers.

Inflorescence A flowering shoot with more than one flower. Inflorescences may be branched or unbranched.

Stamen Part of a flower that produces pollen.

Blood Lily
Family	Amaryllidaceae
Name	Haemanthus Spp.
Common Name	Blood Lily
Pictures: Haemanthus coccineus Haemanthus albiflos   See also:  Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family comes from the winter rainfall areas of South Africa. The main growing season is in the winter, and if grown in New Zealand, this corresponds with the wet season, so there is often no need to water the plant. As the summer approaches, the leaves dry up leaving behind a large clump of large bulbs. In the autumn, each bulb produces an inflorescence with bright red or white/green bracts that open up to reveal multiple stamens with bright yellow pollen.

 Haemanthus coccineus

Flower
Name	Haemanthus coccineus

H. coccineus has red bracts and dark pink stamens.

Flower

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 Haemanthus albiflos

Flower
Name	Haemanthus albiflos

H. albiflos has greenish white bracts and white stamens.

Flower	Flower

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