Haemanthus albiflos

They're flowering, right on schedule, as dependable as clockwork. Another easy plant to grow, Haemanthus albiflos is an evergreen succulent bulb from South Africa which likes a fair amount of shade.

from the southern Cape, through the Eastern Cape, into KwaZulu-Natal, in deep shade on forest floors, on rocky sea shores exposed to salt spray, in coastal dune forest, on cliff faces in river valleys and in shady places on inland mountain ranges - See more at: http://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/haemanthus-albiflos#sthash.DUxEohfR.dpuf

from the southern Cape, through the Eastern Cape, into KwaZulu-Natal, in deep shade on forest floors, on rocky sea shores exposed to salt spray, in coastal dune forest, on cliff faces in river valleys and in shady places on inland mountain ranges - See more at: http://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/haemanthus-albiflos#sthash.DUxEohfR.dpuf

from the southern Cape, through the Eastern Cape, into KwaZulu-Natal, in deep shade on forest floors, on rocky sea shores exposed to salt spray, in coastal dune forest, on cliff faces in river valleys and in shady places on inland mountain ranges - See more at: http://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/haemanthus-albiflos#sthash.DUxEohfR.dpuf

Haemanthus albiflos

Haemanthus albiflos: an African succulent with wonderful, fringed, strap leaves and large bottle-brush type flowers. A great, easy to grow, houseplant with long lasting flowers which often produce bright orange-red berries. It blooms in the fall.

This is a tray of young plants. They get along with each other quite well. Better than some people I know.

Enjoy your plants!

Haemanthus albiflos flowers

For the last few days our deck has been decked out (the English language is such fun isn't it?) with some of our favorite flowers...but then we occasionally been accused of having weird tastes. Also known as the "Elephant's Tongue" or "Shaving Brush" plant from South Africa, this is an easy to grow succulent bulb which prefers moderate temperatures but bright light...and a weird taste for odd flowers!

Sometime tomorrow we'll be taking a drive to PeDee, Oregon to visit a friend. Where's PeDee and how did it get its name? People are often still asking that question even after driving through it..."Did we miss it?" (By the way, it's pronounced PeeDee, and it's located in King's Valley. I'm sure that helped a lot!)

I don't know how it got its name and I'm not going to speculate. Anyone out there know?

Haemanthus albiflos

A bulb from South Africa, Haemanthus albiflos is certainly impressive. They're easy to grow and send up this dependable "bottle brush" type flower.

It's obvious from the above photo that we have it on the same table as some of our Haworthias and an Echeveria and Sedum. And what about that flower!