Veltheimia capensis

Veltheimia capensis

  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Veltheimia capensis
  • Flower name
    Veltheimia capensis
  • Scientific name
    Veltheimia capensis
  • Aliassand lily, elephant's eye, winter veltheimia, フェルトハイミアカペンシス, ベルセミア カペンシス, フェルトハイミア
  • Place of originSouth Africa
  • Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay

What is Veltheimia capensis

Veltheimia capensis, commonly called sand lily , is perennial plant of the departmentAsparagaceae , of the Veltheimia genus native to South Africa Western Cape Province. Wintry succulent plants in the winter long wavy fleshy leaves out, a lot of buds. Leaf length 30 cm, width is about 4 cm. Spring onto a red-brown flower stalk from the center of the leaves. Stretch racemes from the stem tip, many calyx flowers bloom in the drop-down. Floret length is about 3 cm. From the flower stamens protruding. Similar to clivia nobilis, but this species has wavy leaves, and stems are brownish.


  • Order
    Asparagales
  • Family
    Asparagaceae
  • Genus
    Veltheimia
  • Species
    V. capensis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tubular
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
    Wavy
  • Life typeSemi cold years grass
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height30.0 ~ 45.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.2 cm

Random flowers