Hymenocallis littoralis
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Hymenocallis littoralis, Salisb. Bulb 3-4 in. diam.: lvs. about 12, 2-3 ft. long, 1 ½ in. broad, acute: scape 2-edged, 2 ft. or less tall; fls. 4-8 in a sessile umbel, the tube 6-7 in. long and green-tinged, the segms. linear and recurved, 4 in. long, joined to the base of the cup; the cup funnel- shape, broader and longer, toothed, the free part of the filaments about 2-3 in. long; style about equaling the stamens. Trop. Amer., widely distributed. Gn. 53, p. 57.—Long known in cult., but less showy than other species.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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