Cyrtanthus
How to Propagate
and Grow Successfully

Cyrtanthus originate from South Africa and are a genus of perennial spring, summer and autumn (fall) flowering bulbous gardening plants.

Leaves are arching, bright green and lance shaped.

Flowers form in clusters and are tube shaped, colours are red, white or pink.

These are a gardening plant with a long flowering period, from summer right through to autumn, fall.

Essential info

Genus: Cyrtanthus

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Species: Obliquus

Common Names: Ifafa lily.

Classification: Bulb.

Height: 60cm (24inches).

Flowering: Throughout spring, summer and into autumn (fall).

Where to plant info

These are majestic gardening plants with their long stems and attractive drooping flowers.

With their long flowering period they lend themselves to be grown in large groups among other spring, summer and autumn (fall) flowering border and bedding plants.

Where: Grow them in large groups in summer flowering borders or beds.

Site: They prefer full sun, they thrive in it!

Soil: Any free draining soil.

Propagation info By seed in spring.

Sow the seed immediately after collecting for best germination results.

How to sow seeds….. read more

Or propagate by oy offsets in spring.

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