Crinum stuhlmannii
(previously C. delagoense /C. forbesii)
The beautiful Candy-Striped Veld Lily occurs from our Kwazulu-Natal Province all along the Indian Ocean coastal plain to East Africa. It is a bulbous plant that grows best in sandy soil at low altitudes and out in the full sun. Its leaves grow up to 1.5m in length and a single plant can bear up to 30 of the distinctive flowers, typically during the months of spring.
Candy-striped Crinum flowers
Candy-striped Crinum flower
Candy-striped Crinum fruit
Candy-striped Crinum plants
Candy-striped Crinum flowers
Candy-striped Crinum fruit developing
Candy-striped Crinum flowers and developing fruit
Candy-striped Crinum flowers
Candy-striped Crinum flowers
Candy-striped Crinum flowers
DeWetsWild 
Dit is ‘n pragtige blom!
O absoluut, Aletta. Jy ken hulle dalk van jou dae in Eshowe?
Beslis daar gesien!
Candy-striped … dit lyk nogal soos daardie Kersfees kierie lekkers 🙂.
Ek het mos presies dieselfde gedink, Corna!
How pretty!
Agreed, Sue!
Yes!
This one doesn’t appear in my field guide – how can everything be in there and it still be portable – so I am very pleased to make its acquaintance!
I suppose it’s because their South African distribution is so restricted that they were omitted from your field guide, Anne. It is a real pity though, because seeing them in their numbers adorning the veld is one of the real treats of an early summer visit to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Candy-striped…what a perfect name for this lovely lily.
I thought so too, Lois!