Veltheimia

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

Raceme An unbranched flowering shoot with more than one flower. A spike is raceme where the flowers grow without a pedicel.

Veltheimia
Flowers
Family	Hyacinthaceae
Name	Veltheimia bracteata
See also:  Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

This spring bulb produces a raceme of tubular flowers densely placed at the end of a long spotty stalk. The long glossy leaves have wavy margins. A native of South Africa, it grows during the wet winter months and dies down during the dry summer.

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