Haemanthus coccineus

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Read about Haemanthus coccineus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Haemanthus coccineus, Linn. Bulb compressed sidewise, 3 in. diam., the scales many, thick, 2-ranged: lvs. 2, suberect, lingulate, reaching 2 ft. long and 8 in. broad, narrowed to the base, green and glabrous, not ciliate: scape (MO in. tall, compressed, mottled; bracts large and thick, ascending and forming a cup, in which the red fls. are borne; fls. 1 in. long, with linear segms. and a short tube. S. Afr. B.M. 1075. L.B.C. 3:240. Var. coarc- tatus, Baker, has smaller lvs. and shorter bracts. B.R. 181.—Odd plants.


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