Veltheimia
Kaplilie ( Veltheimia bracteata )
The Kaplilien ( Veltheimia ) are a genus of the subfamily Scilloideae the asparagus family Cucurbitaceae ( Asparagaceae ). It contains only two species that are native to South Africa. Your grades are used as early flowering ornamental plants for gardens and cool rooms.
Description
There are bulb plants that form a leafless, flower-bearing, fleshy axis, before they cast up to ten basal leaves with slightly wavy leaf margins. The numerous flowers with close Blütenkronröhre are in bud erect to horizontal; they cut off when they are fully opened. The flower color ranges from pink to purple, the petal tips are green. The corolla tube can be spotted green. Kaplilien bloom in winter.
System
The genus name honors Veltheimia August Ferdinand Graf von Veltheim. Veltheimia belongs to the tribe Hyacintheae (formerly Family Hyacinthaceae ) in the subfamily Scilloideae within the family Asparagaceae.
The genus Veltheimia has only two types, in horticulture, the cited definition are used:
- Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker (syn.: Veltheimia viridifolia Jacq. ): it originates from the eastern part of South Africa and is largely evergreen.
- Veltheimia capensis (L.) DC: ( Syn: . Veltheimia deasii Barnes, V. glauca ( Ait. ) Jacq, V. roodeae E. Phillips): It comes from the drier western part of South Africa. It is seasonally green, so has in the dry season no green leaves. The flowering time is in autumn to early winter. It requires full sun to bloom well.
Use
Varieties of Veltheimia species are used as ornamental plants and are suitable for pot culture.