Brunsvigia radulosa “pink” (live bulb)

Brunsvigia radulosa “pink” BULB. 

Family: Amaryllidaceae.

Common names: candelabra flower, kandelaarblom.

It is a bulbous herb with a large bulb, 60-100 mm in diameter, and with a short neck. The bulb is covered with hard brown tunics. There are 4-6 leaves, usually present at or after flowering, spreading flat on the ground, large, up to 500 x 200 mm, very thick and tough with rough surfaces and margin. The inflorescence consists of up to 75 flowers, individually pedicelled (stalked), on a thick, flattened and solid peduncle (inflorescence stalk), forming a large umbel.