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Haemanthus albiflos

Medicinal, mass plant under trees.

Plant Type:

General Size: small

Flowering Time: autumn

Flowering Colour: white

Specifications: attracts butterflies | deciduous | flowers for the vase | semi shade | shade | townhouse gardens

Description

This deciduous groundcover thrives in shade or semi-shade. It has beautiful white flowers in autumn which look like paint brushes that have been dipped in snow. It attracts butterflies and is medicinally used for coughs. It looks beautiful when mass planted under trees or in pots in a patio. The name is derived from the Greek haima=blood as the colour of the perianth , flower, is red in many cases.