Habranthus

Habranthus - A brilliant bulb of the Amaryllis family, hardy, at least in the southern and eastern parts of the country. H. pratensis has stout and erect flower-stems, about 1 foot high, and the brightest scarlet flowers, feathered here and there at the base with yellow. The variety fulgens is the finest form. It blooms freely in the open border of the Rev. Mr Nelsons garden at Aldborough, in Norfolk, flowering at the end of May or beginning of June. It grows very freely in strong loam improved by the addition of a little leaf-mould and sand. Its propagation is too easy, for in many soils it is said to split up into offsets instead of growing to a flowering size. A choice plant for the select bulb garden or rock garden, but dies out in heavy soil, thriving in calcareous soils. Chili.