Moraea collina

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Homeria collina, Vent. (Morsea collina, Thunb.). Corm globose, ¾ -l in. diam.: If. linear, rigid, 1 ½ -2 ft. long, overtopping the fls.: st. bearing 1-4 clusters of fls.; perianth-limb l ¼ -1 ½ in. long, typically bright red, as in B.M. 1033; G.C. III. 4:163; 50:476. Var. aurantiaca, Baker, has a slenderer habit and yellow-clawed, bright red segms. which are narrower and more acute than the type. B.M. 1612. Var. ochroleuca, Baker, has the habit of the type and pale yellow fls. B.M. 1103. The other species of Homeria are as follows: H. elegans, Sweet. Outer segms. tawny, the others or sometimes all 6 yellow, the 3 outer with large green or yellow-brown blotch in middle.—H. lineata. Sweet. Fls. copper-red, with small yellow-dotted blotch at base inside.—H. maculata, Klatt. Fls. yellow, the segms. with a greenish claw and greenish blotch above the base.—H. mineata, Sweet. Fls. tawny or fulvous-red throughout.—H. pallida. Baker. Fls. pale yellow. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.