Item description : Adult plant with 3 main bulbs in a 10L pot. The plant for sale is the plant on pictures. Collector specimen.
Habitat and Description : Robust form of Haemanthus coccineus with huge leaves (see pictures). The plants are dormant in summer and in August/September they flower and the leaves appear afterward to last the whole winter. A nice south african bulb.
Care : Water little when plants are in dormancy, when they wake up at the end of summer resume watering progressively. Well draining growing medium.
Cold hardiness : Zone 9b but better kept frost free to avoid leaf damage
(Disclaimer : Cold hardiness varies from one place to another and also depends of the size and origin of the plant)