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Eliza Waters 
Stunning, Eliza!
Thank you, Monika!
Delicate loveliness.
Thank you, Deb! 💕
This one was new to me, Eliza. South African flora is amazing!
Indeed, thanks, Audrey. I loved its color and form.
Fabulous colour and shape. 🌸
Thank you, Flavia. Being S.African, it would probably grow in your garden. 🙂
Yes I think it would.
Lovely flower and a great photo.
Thank you, Vicki!
What a beauty! Does this grow around here?? I’m guessing it’s tropical though.
Thanks, its a South African bulb (at the bulb show).
Ooh, never seen one of them before Eliza. Beautiful! 🤗❤️🙏
Thanks, Mark 🙂
I’d never heard of this one, but I must say the name Veltheimia sounds like the name of a heroine in a southern gothic film. (Now that I see South Africa mentioned, the ‘velt’ part of the name makes sense, since it can be a variation of ‘veldt’.)
According to Wiki, it was named in honor of August Ferdinand von Veltheim (1741–1801), a German patron of botany.
Such a pretty bloom.
Thank you, Eunice. Delicate and sturdy all at once.
What a beauty!
Thank you, Dale!
Very pretty! Looks very much like Kniphofia. I read Sunbirds are one of the pollinators.
Thanks, Alice. They have nice long beaks for those tubular flowers. 🙂
A gorgeous flower to spot the forest floors with color!
Thank you, Donna. 🙂
Love it! Made me think of a trumpet blaring that spring in on the way. 😉
Thanks, Pepper, great analogy!
Such a pretty thing! I’ve seen a few of these, or cultivars of them, here in Austin. Definitely a cool season plant here, though.
Thank you, Tina. I saw this one at the spring bulb show, so I guess it likes it cool like daffs and other bulbs.
Amazing bloom. Great shot, Eliza.
Thank you, Jane!
I don’t recall ever having seen that flower before.
It only lives in frost-free areas, so here it is grown in greenhouses.
That explains it!
What a gorgeous photo of this lovely South African flower.
Thank you, Carol. Do you see them where you live? They are quite beautiful.
They are very beautiful. A friend here has a mass planting of them in her garden. They are lovely when all in flower in a shady area. They are commonly sold at nurseries. There are two species in SA, but I have not seen either flowering in the wild. Neither species grow wild in the immediate vicinity of where we live now.
Aww what a beauty Eliza! 💖 xxx
Thank you, Xenia!
oh my gosh- this took my breath away! – so beautiful and to see this on a cold winter day brought spring inside my heart!
Thank you, glad you liked it! 🙂
New to me, it’s lovely!
Thank you, Belinda, this one is native to S.Africa.
Yes, it’s new to me, too. Such a pretty color.
Thank you, Sandy. Not winter hardy, so not a common one in our climate!
I have never seen this before. Striking!
Thank you, Julie. One of the gems at the bulb show. 🙂
Great image – it’s a knockout flower. Are you going to plant one?
Thanks, Tom. It is not a commonly available bulb, but easy enough to grow like an amaryllis.
Lovely and unique!
Thank you, Barbara!
Gorgeous.
Thank you, Alys. This one would grow in your garden in a sheltered area, but does like even moisture, so maybe in a pot.
Thank you, Eliza.
Very petty — I’d not heard of this one before!
Thanks, Debbie. Not commonly seen for sale, but being not hardy, not surprising. Apparently, it grows like amaryllis and costs about the same. Tempting to try!
Lovely! a bit like a Red Hot Poker.
Thanks, yes, similar flower structure. Hardy in your zone, too! 🙂
Your photo really shows off its beauty. 🙂
Beautiful! I love the waterfall of the lower petals.
Thank you, Caroline, a lovely plant from your region. 🙂
Not having heard of this species, I looked it up and found that it’s from South Africa and that there’s only one other species in the genus.
Yes, I don’t know why it is not more widely grown.
So pretty! Where did you see this? Is it on your property?
Thanks much… they had them at the Smith bulb show. They are native to S.Africa.