General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: Umbels with 30 to 40, two inch long small red flowers.
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Bulbs
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Josephine's Lily
  • Candelabra Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Brunsvigia josephinae
  • Synonym: Brunsvigia gydobergensis
  • Synonym: Brunsvigia josephiniae var. angutifolia

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Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: Botanical Garden of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19
Location: 3740 N Sweetwater Pl, Tucson, AZ 85745
Date: 2019-02-15
Wholesale succulent and cactus supplier -  the largest flower clu
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2020-11-28
Second year in the bucket for my Josephine's lily. I need to rent
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2020-03-14

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Villa Hanbury Botanical Garden, Ventimiglia, Italy
Date: September 2006
Wikimedia image by Daderot; GFDL
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Mar 23, 2014 7:55 PM concerning plant:
    A football sized bulb. Sells for $20 on a New Zealand plant site (2014).

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