About: Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus, commonly called fire lilly, is a small deciduous, bulbous plant reaching a height of 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in). It is in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, and is found along the Cape Fold Mountains from the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, to the Kouga Mountains, Eastern Cape in South Africa. Fire lilly produces beautiful, salmon to scarlet blooms just nine days after fire occurs at the place where the plant stands.
