@Arisha16 9 September 2020

Football Lily Amazing Flower

***Scadoxus multiflorus*** (formerly *Haemanthus multiflorus*) is a bulbous plant native to most of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia to South Africa. It is also native to Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) and to the Seychelles. It is naturalized in Mexico and in the Chagos Archipelago.[1] It is grown as an ornamental plant for its brilliantly coloured flowers, either in containers or in the ground in where the climate is suitable. There are three recognized subspecies. Strongly toxic like. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scadoxus_multiflorus#cite_note-WCSP_287367-1 Other *Scadoxus* species, it has been used as a component of arrow poisons and fishing poisons, as well as in traditional medicine. Common names, some of which are used for other species, include **blood lily**, **ball lily**, **fireball lily**, **blood flower**, **Katherine-wheel**, **oxtongue lily**, **poison root** and **powderpuff lily.** https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_poison https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_toxins https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name