This produces an abundance of bright red flowers with a dark blotch and a low growth of grass-like foliage. It is suitable for either vases, edges, or groups. Plant the bulbs in autumn in a mixture of loam and peat. They require a slight protection from frost. If the seed is set as soon as it is ripe it produces bulbs which will flower the following year.

The anomatheca cruenta grows to a height of 6 in.

It flowers in July.

Plant classification : Grass, Bears Flowers