Haemanthus coccineus Haemanthus coccineus Haemanthus coccineus, the blood flower, blood lily or paintbrush lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae, native to Southern Africa. Growing to tall and wide, it is a bulbous perennial with short brown stems surmounted by red flowers, the flowers appearing in spring and summer, before the strap-shaped leaves. The generic name "Haemanthus" is derived from the Greek words "haima" for blood and "anthos" for flower; "coccineus" is the Latin word for red or scarlet. In the Afrikaans language it is known as bergajuin, bloedblom, and many other vernacular names. "Haemanthus coccineus" is
Nerine bowdenii disease. Ungeremine also has been isolated from a number of related plant species, such as "Ungernia minor", "Ungernia spiralis", "Zephyranthes flava", "Crinum asiaticum", "Crinum augustum", "Pancratium maritimum" and "Hippeastrum solandriflorum". The plant virus, vallota mosaic virus has been found to infect "Nerine bowdenii" and other members of the genus "Nerine" in the UK. Nerine bowdenii Nerine bowdenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is an herbaceous bulbous perennial, growing to tall by , with strap-shaped leaves and large umbels of lily-like pink flowers in late summer and autumn. The common names of the species are