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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lachenalia orchioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lachenalia orchioides. Bulb globose, to 1 in. diam.: lvs. usually 2, strap-shaped, often spotted, 1 in. wide, clasping the base of the st.: peduncle and infl. 6-12 in.; fls. white, yellow, red or blue, all ascending, the perianth only about 1/3 in. long; stamens and style included; inner segms. somewhat longer than outer. L.B.C. 11:1076 (as L. mutabilis). "The most striking color forms," says Baker, "are atroviolacea, hyacinth-blue; virenti-flava, greenish yellow, and mutabilis, inner segms. dull yellow, tipped red-brown." 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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+Lachenalia orchioides. Bulb globose, to 1 in. diam.: lvs. usually 2, strap-shaped, often spotted, 1 in. wide, clasping the base of the st.: peduncle and infl. 6-12 in.; fls. white, yellow, red or blue, all ascending, the perianth only about 1/3 in. long; stamens and style included; inner segms. somewhat longer than outer. L.B.C. 11:1076 (as L. mutabilis). "The most striking color forms," says Baker, "are atroviolacea, hyacinth-blue; virenti-flava, greenish yellow, and mutabilis, inner segms. dull yellow, tipped red-brown."
-Lachenalia orchioides, Ait. Bulb globose, to 1 in. diam.: lvs. usually 2, strap-shaped, often spotted, 1 in. wide, clasping the base of the st.: peduncle and infl. 6-12 in.; fls. white, yellow, red or blue, all ascending, the perianth only about 1/3 in. long; stamens and style included; inner segms. somewhat longer than outer. B.M. 854; 1269. L.B.C. 11:1076 (as L. mutabilis). "The most striking color forms," says Baker, "are atroviolacea, hyacinth-blue;
-virenti-flava, greenish yellow, and mutabilis, inner segms. dull yellow, tipped red-brown."
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