Barbados Lily Hippeastrum puniceum - Wal Lunu | SL Flora

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Barbados Lily Hippeastrum puniceum - Wal Lunu

Wal Lunu (Sinhalese) or Barbados Lily is a bulbous perennial flowering plant that commonly found in Sri Lanka low land such as woodlands roadside ways or home gardens. It is native to South American countries and now naturalized in Sri Lanka. That consider as a weed or invasive exotics with a low rate invasion. Use for herbs is exiguous and may be toxin when over dose. The Barbados Lily is also called as Easter lily, and Amaryllis Lily but not a species of Amaryllis or Lilium genus that related to the flowers of Lily or Amaryllis. It's scientific name is  Hippeastrum puniceum.
The plants bloom beautiful flowers when start of rainy season before leaves are full growth. The flowering stems rise from the ground about 30 or 60 cm height.
Barbados Lily grows as a weed in Sri Lanka





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