The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: אלווי ויקנס, אלווי ויקנס

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)

Distribution: NE South Africa

Habitat: In open shrubland on rocky slopes; 1,000 m

Life form: Perennial succulent

Description: Stemless, solitary or weakly clustering plant; 60-80 cm tall, erect, slightly inward curving, lanceolate-attenuate, dull greyish-green leaves, forming a dense rosette; pungent, dark brown toothed margins; 100-150 cm high erected, often scarlet in bud, then turning to bright yellow inflorescence with 3-4 branches. - Named in honour of the British collector Wickens.