Blood Lily
Scadoxus multiflorus
Observed at Saiwa Swamp, n.e. of Kitale Kenya. April 2011.
The large spherical ball represents up to 150 smaller flowers all opened at once. Being spectacular and common, this plant has garnered a number of colloquial names and has also been brought into cultivation. The inflorescence is supported on a thick, succulent stem and the leaves are broadly elliptic.
Alongside a sunny trail in Mt. Kenya Forest, Kirinyaga, Kenya, Africa. 2 June 2017. This example has fewer flowers in the head, but is otherwise the same species.