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Haemanthus

blood lily

Other common names
blood flower
shaving brush plant
Botanical details
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Haemanthus

Genus description

Haemanthus are evergreen or deciduous perennial bulbs with strap-shaped or broadly elliptic leaves and small flowers in dense umbels, sometimes with colourful bracts, and followed by fleshy, white or red fruits

Name status

Correct

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