Cyrtanthus breviflorus
Harv.
Amaryllidaceae
Anoiganthus breviflorus (Harv.) Baker
Anoiganthus luteus (Baker) Baker
Cyrtanthus luteus Baker
Anoiganthus gracilis Harms
Common Name: Yellow Fire Lily
General Information
Cyrtanthus breviflorus is an evergreen plant growing around 7.5 - 30cm tall from an underground bulb[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
].
The plant is occasionally harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
Range
Africa - Kenya to Tanzania and Angola, south to S. Africa..
Habitat
Small streams, wet grassland or marshy slopes; at elevations up to 3,000 metres[
90- Title
- Bulbs
- Publication
-
- Author
- Phillips. R. and Rix. M.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 0-330-30253-1
- Description
- Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Bulb |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Cyrtanthus breviflorus is a plant mainly found in seasonally dry tropical and subtropical climates. It is somewhat cold tolerant, surviving short-lived periods when temperatures fal as low as -5°c. It becomes deciduous when grown in the cooler parts of its range[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Easily grown in a moist soil[
90- Title
- Bulbs
- Publication
-
- Author
- Phillips. R. and Rix. M.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 0-330-30253-1
- Description
- Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat.
]. Requires a free-draining light soil in full sun[
188- Title
- The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brickell. C.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-86318-386-7
- Description
- Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses.
].
Plants can flower all year round, though most commonly after spring fires[
1928- Title
- A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3
- Publication
- Strelitzia 41
- Author
- Bredenkamp C.L.
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-1-928224-28-0
- Description
-
].
It is best to keep the plants fairly dry when they are resting[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
A very variable plant[
90- Title
- Bulbs
- Publication
-
- Author
- Phillips. R. and Rix. M.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 0-330-30253-1
- Description
- Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat.
].
Edible Uses
A food plant[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. No more details are given.
The flowers are edible[
].
The bulb is edible[
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.
Division of offsets after flowering.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
