Description
This has been bounced around a few genera in its history but it is now recognised as belonging in Ammocharis.
Rare in the wild and even more very rarely reported. This is partly to do with its geographical range, that occupies one of the least populous areas of southern Africa, and partly to do with its habit of flowering only after flash floods provide enough water for its growth.
The spike when it appears is short and crowded with large, bright pink, fragrant flowers. Cultivation should be in a very well drained sandy soil, with feeding whenever it is watered.
A fully flowering-sized mature bulb, 6-8 years old, can be as small as 3.5 cm in circumference (i.e. about 1 cm across).
Picture Copyright © Connall Oosterbroek, used with permission.
