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Botanical Name |
Ammocharis coranica |
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Family |
Amaryllidaceae |
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Dimensions |
Bulbous plant, when in bloom up to 30 cm in height |
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Description of stem |
Bulb can reach 30 cm in diameter; hard papery exterior |
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Description of leaves |
Grey-green, smooth and strap-like, truncated with smooth parallel edges, emanating from the bulb in a characteristic pattern of obliquely stacked leaves, sometimes erect, but often prostrate |
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Description of flowers |
Variable (according to geographic region?) from pale pink to cerise and wine-red; tips of petals start off creamish pink, gradually getting darker with the age of the flower; petals recurving gradually, perianth tube about 1,5 cm, anthers horseshoe shaped; |
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Description of seed/fruit |
Fleshy seed capsule |
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Description of roots |
Large, fleshy roots |
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Variation |
Flower colour variation (should be studied for clarification) |
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Propagation and cultivation |
Seed germinates easily; bulbs can be transplanted, takes a year or two to re-establish the roots upon transplantation |
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Tolerances |
Grows in clay or sandy soil in full sun; drought resistant, but also copes in higher rainfall areas, good drainage needed; frost resistant |
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Uses |
Popular garden plant; grazed by game and cattle |
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Ecological rarity |
Fairly common |
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Location |
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Distribution (SA provinces) |
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