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Forest Lily Lemon Flame in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Veltheimia bracteata 'Lemon Flame'

 

Forest Lily 'Lemon Flame'

Veltheimia - Forest Lily - is a native of South Africa. It is a perennial flowering bulb with strap-shaped leaves and stout stem that bears a cluster of nodding, tubular flowers, similar to a Red-Hot Poker, in Spring. Grown indoors or under glass in cooler climes, but can be moved outdoors in warm weather'Lemon Flame' has shades of cream through lemon yellow with green tips. Veltheimia bracteata requires a short period of summer dormancy, and watering should be reduced and kept barely moist. Bulbs can grow well in pots and should be planted with only two thirds of the bulb below the soil level. If left undisturbed, offsets will be formed. Repotting is not required until bulbs become congested.

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plant Features
  • Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Forest Lily Lemon Flame is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Forest Lily 'Lemon Flame'

Latin name

Veltheimia bracteata 'Lemon Flame'

type

Flowering bulb

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Forest Lily Lemon Flame is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Forest Lily Lemon Flame likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Forest Lily Lemon Flame is 0.45meters x 0.45meters 0.45 M 0.45 M

Veltheimia bracteata 'Lemon Flame'

Veltheimia - Forest Lily - is a native of South Africa. It is a perennial flowering bulb with strap-shaped leaves and stout stem that bears a cluster of nodding, tubular flowers, similar to a Red-Hot Poker, in Spring. Grown indoors or under glass in cooler climes, but can be moved outdoors in warm weather'Lemon Flame' has shades of cream through lemon yellow with green tips. Veltheimia bracteata requires a short period of summer dormancy, and watering should be reduced and kept barely moist. Bulbs can grow well in pots and should be planted with only two thirds of the bulb below the soil level. If left undisturbed, offsets will be formed. Repotting is not required until bulbs become congested.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

If planting in a container, plant in a well draining mix such as 1:1 sand:peat. If planting outdoors, plant in well-draining soil in light shade.

 

Flowering

From Late Winter TO Mid Spring

Flowers similar in form to a Red Hot Poker, appear in Spring

 

Propagate by offsets

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Remove offsets after the foliage has died down, and replant them straight away 30 - 40 mm deep.

 
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