Brunsvigia josephinae
I've been growing sibling bulbs to that mentioned by Brian at RBG. I believe we both got our seed from Wayne Roderick ... mine in 1995. My first bloom occured in Sept 2005, and has bloomed every year since, growing larger each year and also a larger # of individual florets. Little seed though despite my pollination attempts, until two additional bulbs bloomed last Fall. Seed production went from 10-20 to over 200. The large, upright wide, bluish winter foliage alone is reason enough to grow this bulb! Patience is a requirement, though!
Ken
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