(Scadoxus puniceus) the Paintbrush Lily.
Its preferred habitat is in cool, moist leaf litter and thus is found in shady places, such as ravines and forests.
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I have this in a large pot that grew leaves every year. This year was the first time it sent up a flower. I never new what it was. The flower head was the size of a dinner plate. My partner bought the plant very little and it didn’t have a tag so for 6years we wondered what it was. We repotted it a couple of times to a very large pot but the plant didn’t do anything except shoot leaves so it was pretty much watered and left in a shady spot. The flower was the most gorgeous tones of dark burgundy outer cup with center of rusty, orange and burnt browny hues. And then the berries seed pods. The flower helped us identify the plant.
Beautiful flower. You’re right – it does look like a pincushion.
thanks …
I loved it, has a wonderful colours… and you captured a beautiful photographs. Thank you dear Rob, love, nia
Thanks so much Nia…
Wow what a pretty and colorful plant to find on the forrest floor. Great shots Rob!
Thanks so much… this year the seem to be more than usual… probably something to do with the early rain that has been in excess…
That’s my kind of flower: loves cool shady places and is sassy. What did you say the name of that plant is, The Paintbrush Lorna? 😉
Lorna… did you not claim the name of the crowned crane? were we not going to call that the Lorna Crane… now you want a Lily as well…. Ok we will call it the Lorna Lily… actually sounds quite good…
I One flora, one fauna. That’s not asking too much, is it?
No I’ll give you that… but will now have to change all that paper work to the Department of Environment….
really so beautiful
Thank you.. it is…
So lovely bulldog ~ I can see both the paintbrush and pincushion potential here!!! Are they soft to the touch ~ or a bit sharp? Such a vibrant shade of coral ~ and great captures!! ~ Sending Love from the land of hurricane-aftermath 🙂 Robyn
Howzit to the land of hurricanes and elections…. it is actually softish to the touch but quite sticky… I am weary of touching things like this in case I disturb the pollinators… but it is of such a brilliant colour that at the moment you can’t help but spot them where I walk among the green grass…
Hope all is returning to normal there by you, and not to much damage… how is the pain and discomfort holding out? and have you a beach left.??…
What a brilliant orange!
It really stands out in the green of the grass at the moment…
The leaves remind me of a tulip.
I did not think of that and now you’ve mention it… they do…
The color of this is just fantastic…and it keeps making me think of an explosion of fireworks…:) 🙂
That it does… these are springing up all over now that we have had plenty of spring rain, and where I walk the brush burnt this year so one spots them far easier…
Yesterday morning I was watching a couple of Rhino having a battle and spotted on in the area, I wanted to take a snap of it and try and include it with the Rhino nose to nose… before I could it got trodden on and literally disappeared … but then I suppose when a ton or two is fighting above you what chance do you have…
Oooohh..SO true………how exciting to be watching Rhino’s! Something that NEVER happens where I live 🙂
What are you doing awake… I’ve just posted a few pictures of the battle in Pretoria…
Such pretty plants. They really do look like beautiful pincushions. 🙂
That they do and to see them now all over the bush where I walk is rewarding…
So pretty and such a vibrant colour! Is this from your garden Bulldog?
No there are quite a few growing in the bush where I walk… they really do well in veld burnt last winter…