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{{SPlantbox
{{SPlantbox
|Min ht metric=cm
|familia=Hyacinthaceae
|genus=Veltheimia
|species=bracteata
|common_name=Forest lily, Torch lily
|habit=bulbous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=16
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=18
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=12
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=wet, less when dormant
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, blue, pink, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|min_zone=9
|image_width=240
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11.5
|image=Veltheimia bracteata.jpg
|image_width=200
}}
}}
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===Propagation===
===Propagation===
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Dig up dormant bulb to remove and replant offsets. Sow seeds. Mature leaf can be taken from leaf base and planted in sand if kept in mild and even temperature.<ref>Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381</ref>
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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File:Veltheimia bracteata 1.jpg| photo 1
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