Brunsvigia orientalis aka Candelabra Flower

Brunsvigia orientalis is a bulb in the Amaryllidaceae family. Its common name is red candelabra lily. Kew gives its native range as the southwestern Cape Province. It also places the plant in a subtropical climate. The RHS says it is not native to Britain or Ireland. Brunsvigia orientalis is the accepted name for this plant. The RHS gives other names for the same plant. These are Amaryllis orientalis and Brunsvigia multiflora. It also lists Brunsvigia gigantea Heist. ex Schult. All these names refer to one plant in that record.

The plant grows from a bulb beneath the soil. Kew calls this growth form a bulbous geophyte. Chicago Botanic Garden groups it with bulbs as well. Its plant finder says the plant grows upright. The records give no height or spread at full size. So they give no firm guide to its space needs. They give no details about the leaves or stems. Nor do they describe the fruit or seeds. They tell us the plant's broad form of growth. They do not give a fuller picture of its parts.

Chicago Botanic Garden lists flowers in pink and red. It gives two bloom spans in its plant finder. One runs from September through October. The other runs from November through December. Taken together, they show blooms from September to December. These dates come from that garden's plant finder. The records give no bloom dates for its native range. They do not say what pollinates the flowers. Chicago lists the plant for use as a specimen. This means growing it as a single feature in a planting. The supplied sources list no other landscape uses.

Chicago Botanic Garden lists part shade and a moderate amount of water. It gives USDA hardiness zones 9–11. The sources give no UK hardiness rating. They state no clear needs for soil texture or pH. They do not say how to change watering through the year. The Chicago record is an archive entry from before February 2022. The sources name no pests or diseases for this species. They make no claims about parts people can eat. Nor do they make claims about toxicity. These gaps do not mean the plant is safe to eat.