Sandersonia aurantiaca

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bulbous
Height:	⇕	40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Width:	⇔	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	deciduous, flowers
USDA Zones:		9 to 11
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Sandersonia is a plant genus native to South Africa of the family Colchicaceae. It has only one species, Sandersonia aurantiaca. It is also called Christmas bells, Golden lily of the valley or Chinese lantern lily. S. aurantiaca is a perennial plant and a climber that can reach abmklönjoijpjohoh30 in) height. The flowers are yellow or orange.

Read about Sandersonia aurantiaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sandersonia (named after John Sanderson). Liliaceae. Herb, suitable for the greenhouse: sts. sub-erect, simple, leafy: lvs. linear-lanceolate: fls. showy, orange, solitary in the axils, without bracts; perianth persistent, urn-shaped to globose, somewhat inflated; stamens 6; ovary sessile: fr. unknown.—One species, S. Afr. Treatment the same as for gloriosas. Sandersonia aurantiaca, Hook. Rootstock tuberous: st. simple, 1-2 ft. high, leafy to the apex: lvs. sessile, alternate, linear or lanceolate, 2-4 in. long: perianth bright yellow, 3/4-l in. long. Nov. Natal. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Gallery

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  Yellow flowers are Sandersonia

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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