Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. katherinae
Diana Chapman (Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:15:01 PDT)

Doug is right. I get fed up with the dying leaves in late winter and tear
them off (carefully!), a bit like I treat Veltheimia.

I looked up the source of my bulbs and they were grown from Silverhill
seeds. I do remember buying a five gallon pot somewhere many years ago BT
(Before Telos). It grew and bloomed well, but when I started to recognize
virus disease, I realized it was virused, and dumped it. It was probably
from the commercial source that Jim McKinney mentioned.

Diana

Doug, what say you?

Basically, that is true. 75 to 80% of S. m. k hold their leaves and
pseudostem through the year until the "new" is ready to appear. At
that time, the old "dies" away and the "new" starts up. Shortly
thereafter, the "flower spike" appears. The "bulb" of this one is
somewhere between a bulb and a risome.