Shields' Winter Bulbs

Flowers blooming in the winter.

	Androcymbium are an Old World genus. This species is *Androcymbium europaeum* from the Meditarranean region and blooms in autumn or early winter.
	*Androcymbium pulchrum* is native to the winter-rainfall region of South Africa. It is characterized by its reddish bracts surrounding the flowers.

	*Cryptostephanus vansonii* is a close relative of the genus Clivia. This species is just about the only one in cultivation, although C. haemanthoides is sometimes seen. C. vansonii has small white flowers with a pink tint to them. The plants themselves are small even when mature, usually no more than 10 to 15 inches tall and are evergreen in cultivation.

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