Blood Lily
Posted: June 20, 2013 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: African Blood Lily, Blood Lily, Bloodflower Lily, Bushman's Poison Bulb, Fireball Lily, Football Lily, Gulf Coast gardening, Paintbrush Lily, Poison Root, Powderpuff Lily, Scadoxus multiflorus, Torch Lily 3 Comments
Scadoxus multiflorus is a beautiful and fascinating bulb. It was planted two years ago and this is first time it has bloomed in the Automatic Garden. The seller said to plant it and never touch it again, as it was very poisonous. Well, that sparks the imagination. It turns out that this gorgeous flowering bulb has many common names and many of them carry a warning. Here are a few: Blood Lily, Poison Root, Bloodflower Plant, Fireball Lily, Torch Lily, Bushman’s Poison Bulb, African Blood Lily. Those names will make one want to stay away. There are also a few names that are not too scary: Football Lily, Powderpuff Lily, Paintbrush Lily. None the less, this fabulous plant has up to 200 star-like flowers that form a globe bigger than a softball. Starting with its opening bud, it lasts several weeks. And the best part for the Automatic Garden is that it produces more bulbs! Can’t wait until next year!
