Sauromatum

Summer flowering bulb

Flower color: Yellow-orange with purple-red markings

Flowering period: From late spring to early summer

Plant height: 18 inches

Planting depth: 3 to 4 inches

Planting distance: 6 to 8 inches

Type of bulb: Very large round tuber, about 6 inches in diameter

Light requirements: requires indirect sunlight

Applications: Good for use in sun lounges and tropical gardens as well as inside. Often grown as a curiosity.

Planting tips

The proper growing conditions for this plant are tropical temperatures combined with a high relative humidity. It can even grow without soil, its only requirements being a shallow bowl and some water. In the tropical garden, it should be planted in well-drained soil containing a lot of organic matter. Keep the soil moist until the leaves die back.

Various species

There are only 4 or 5 different species, Sauromatum venosum being the best known. This is also the species about which much is known. It was first introduced in 1815.

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