Scadoxus multiflorus

Common Name(s):

African blood lily, Blood lily, powderpuff lily

Categories:

Poisonous Plants, Summer Bulbs

Comment:

Bulbous herb with alternate, simple leaves, stem and leaf stalk spotted; flowers crowded, mostly erect, tubular below with 6 spreading petal-like segments, scarlet fading to pink. May produce orange-red, globular berry in fall.  Produces a rosette of dark green leaves after flowering.  Is also known as Haemanthus multiflorus. 

Season:

Summer

Light:

AM Sun to 25% Shade

Color:

Red

Height:

12-16 in. (30-40 cm)

Space:

One per 8-in. pot

Depth:

Cover 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Organ:

Bulb

Hardiness:

Tender II- injured below 50 degrees F (10C)

Storage:

Bring containers indoors and either grow them as plants in a lighted area or store bulbs dry in the container at 50-58 degrees F (10-14C)

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Origin:

Africa

Poison Part:

Bulbs

Poison Delivery Mode:

Ingestion

Symptoms:

Salivation, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

Toxic Principle:

Lycorine and other alkaloids

Severity:

CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN

Found in:

Houseplant or interiorscape, cultivated ornamental bulb

Tags:

summer bulb, red, not hardy, fall interest

NCCES plant id: 1151