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| + | | name = ''Lachenalia'' | ||
| + | | common_names = Cape Cowslip | ||
| + | | growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc --> | ||
| + | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | ||
| + | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | ||
| + | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | ||
| + | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | ||
| + | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> | ||
| + | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | ||
| + | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | ||
| + | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | ||
| + | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> | ||
| + | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | ||
| + | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | ||
| + | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | ||
| + | | color = IndianRed | ||
| + | | image = Lachenalia sp.jpg | ||
| + | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> | ||
| + | | image_caption = ''[[Lachenalia carnosa]]'' | ||
| + | | regnum = Plantae | ||
| + | | divisio = Magnoliophyta | ||
| + | | classis = Liliopsida | ||
| + | | ordo = Asparagales | ||
| + | | familia = Hyacinthaceae | ||
| + | | genus = Lachenalia | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| − | Lachenalia (Werner de Lachenal, 1736-1800, professor of botany at Basel). Including Scillopsis. Liliaceae. Cape Cowslip. Small Cape bulbs that are easily flowered in a cool greenhouse in early spring or even in winter; some of them are useful also for the window-garden. | + | '''''Lachenalia''''' (Werner de Lachenal, 1736-1800, professor of botany at Basel). Including Scillopsis. Liliaceae. Cape Cowslip. Small Cape bulbs that are easily flowered in a cool greenhouse in early spring or even in winter; some of them are useful also for the window-garden.Plant comprised of a tunicated bulb, a leafless peduncle or scape bearing a raceme or spike of fls. in shades of red and yellow, sometimes white, and usually 2 lvs. at the base of the scape: perianth tubular, persistent, the 3 outer segms. oblong and slightly swollen near the apex, the 3 inner segms. commonly longer and obtuse-spatulate; stamens 6, attached in the perianth-tube; style long and slender, with capitate stigma: caps, loculicidally 3-valved, with turgid black seeds.—Species about 50, in S. Afr. They have a remarkable range of color, and with good management may be kept in an attractive condition for 2 months or more. There are species with bell-shaped fls. and some in which the fls. are all more or less erect, but the favorite types are the long, cylindrical, pendulous fls. with the brilliant red and yellow colors. But few species are cult., the most popular being L. tricolor, particularly its var. Nelsonii and some of the recent forms with personal names. L. pendula is perhaps second in popularity, the others being known chiefly to bulb fanciers. Lachenalias are very distinct in coloring and general appearance. They usually have 2 lvs. (sometimes 5 in. cult.), rarely 1, and the bulbs are globose, tunicated, and about 1/2-1 in. thick. An exceptionally strong bulb, under the most favorable conditions sends up 3 or 4 erect fl.-stalks 9 in. high, with as many as 40 fls., each 1-1 1/2 in. long. Under careless treatment the lvs. and fl.-stalks are weaker, and bear perhaps 6-12 fls. Lachenalias are good subjects for hanging-baskets.It is well to make one job of it, planting freesias and lachenalias together. Six are planted in a 6-inch pot, in good rich loam. They probably do as well without leaf-soil, if the drainage is good. They are stored in a well-protected coldframe until late in November, but might be kept longer, as a pinch of frost will not hurt them. After they are brought into the greenhouse, and make good growth, plenty of water may be given, and, occasionally, liquid manure. A night temperature of 50° F. will be found about right, but they scarcely bear forcing until the flowering scapes show. If forced before the bulbs show, the flowers are often malformed. They last in bloom from six to eight weeks, after which follows the same routine.—After blooming, the plants should be set on a shelf in a light position and watered as carefully as before the blooming season, less water being given as signs of maturity appear; viz., discolored leaves and withered flower-stems. When thoroughly ripened, they are stored in the pots they have grown in and kept quite dry until the month of August. They must be repotted then. If by chance drip should strike the soil, the plants may be found starting into growth. The bulbs multiply rapidly, more than doubling in a season. Fully one-third of the extra bulbs will be serviceable, and still more would make bloom of less decorative value. There are many more—bulblets —which can be sown on the borders of carnation or violet benches, a large number making good-sized bulbs in one season. Seeds of luchenalias germinate readily in a few weeks, and with good treatment many seedlings will bloom before going to rest. In the opinion of the writer, L. Nelsonii, is still the most satisfactory kind to grow. (T. D. Hatfield.) |
| − | Plant comprised of a tunicated bulb, a leafless peduncle or scape bearing a raceme or spike of fls. in shades of red and yellow, sometimes white, and usually 2 lvs. at the base of the scape: perianth tubular, persistent, the 3 outer segms. oblong and slightly swollen near the apex, the 3 inner segms. commonly longer and obtuse-spatulate; stamens 6, attached in the perianth-tube; style long and slender, with capitate stigma: caps, loculicidally 3-valved, with turgid black seeds.—Species about 50, in S. Afr. They have a remarkable range of color, and with good management may be kept in an attractive condition for 2 months or more. There are species with bell-shaped fls. and some in which the fls. are all more or less erect, but the favorite types are the long, cylindrical, pendulous fls. with the brilliant red and yellow colors. But few species are cult., the most popular being L. tricolor, particularly its var. Nelsonii and some of the recent forms with personal names. L. pendula is perhaps second in popularity, the others being known chiefly to bulb fanciers. Lachenalias are very distinct in coloring and general appearance. They usually have 2 lvs. (sometimes 5 in. cult.), rarely 1, and the bulbs are globose, tunicated, and about 1/2-1 in. thick. An exceptionally strong bulb, under the most favorable conditions sends up 3 or 4 erect fl.-stalks 9 in. high, with as many as 40 fls., each 1-1 1/2 in. long. Under careless treatment the lvs. and fl.-stalks are weaker, and bear perhaps 6-12 fls. Lachenalias are good subjects for hanging-baskets.It is well to make one job of it, planting freesias and lachenalias together. Six are planted in a 6-inch pot, in good rich loam. They probably do as well without leaf-soil, if the drainage is good. They are stored in a well-protected coldframe until late in November, but might be kept longer, as a pinch of frost will not hurt them. After they are brought into the greenhouse, and make good growth, plenty of water may be given, and, occasionally, liquid manure. A night temperature of 50° F. will be found about right, but they scarcely bear forcing until the flowering scapes show. If forced before the bulbs show, the flowers are often malformed. They last in bloom from six to eight weeks, after which follows the same routine.—After blooming, the plants should be set on a shelf in a light position and watered as carefully as before the blooming season, less water being given as signs of maturity appear; viz., discolored leaves and withered flower-stems. When thoroughly ripened, they are stored in the pots they have grown in and kept quite dry | ||
| − | until the month of August. They must be repotted then. If by chance drip should strike the soil, the plants may be found starting into growth. The bulbs multiply rapidly, more than doubling in a season. Fully one-third of the extra bulbs will be serviceable, and still more would make bloom of less decorative value. There are many more—bulblets —which can be sown on the borders of carnation or violet benches, a large number making good-sized bulbs in one season. Seeds of luchenalias germinate readily in a few weeks, and with good treatment many seedlings will bloom before going to rest. In the opinion of the writer, L. Nelsonii, is still the most satisfactory kind to grow. (T. D. Hatfield.) | ||
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| − | *''Lachenalia alba'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia alba]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia algoensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia algoensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia aloides'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia aloides]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia ameliae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia ameliae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia angelica'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia angelica]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia anguinea'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia anguinea]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia arbuthnotiae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia arbuthnotiae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia attenuata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia attenuata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia aurioliae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia aurioliae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia bachmannii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia bachmannii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia barkeriana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia barkeriana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia bolusii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia bolusii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia bowkeri'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia bowkeri]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia buchubergensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia buchubergensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia bulbifera'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia bulbifera]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia campanulata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia campanulata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia capensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia capensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia carnosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia carnosa]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia cernua'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia cernua]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia comptonii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia comptonii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia concordiana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia concordiana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia congesta'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia congesta]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia contaminata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia contaminata]]'' |
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| − | *''Lachenalia convallarioides'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia convallarioides]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia cooperi'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia cooperi]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia corymbosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia corymbosa]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia dasybotrya'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia dasybotrya]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia dehoopensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia dehoopensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia doleritica'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia doleritica]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia duncanii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia duncanii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia elegans'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia elegans]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia esterhuysenae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia esterhuysenae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia fistulosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia fistulosa]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia framesii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia framesii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia giessii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia giessii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia gillettii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia gillettii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia glaucophylla'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia glaucophylla]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia haarlemensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia haarlemensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia hirta'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia hirta]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia inconspicua'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia inconspicua]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia isopetala'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia isopetala]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia juncifolia'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia juncifolia]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia karooica'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia karooica]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia klinghardtiana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia klinghardtiana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia kliprandensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia kliprandensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia lactosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia lactosa]]'' |
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| − | *''Lachenalia latimerae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia latimerae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia leipoldtii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia leipoldtii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia leomontana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia leomontana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia liliflora'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia liliflora]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia longibracteata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia longibracteata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia longituba'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia longituba]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia lutea'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia lutea]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia macgregoriorum'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia macgregoriorum]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia margaretae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia margaretae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia marginata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia marginata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia marlothii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia marlothii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia martinae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia martinae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia mathewsii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia mathewsii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia maughanii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia maughanii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia maximiliani'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia maximiliani]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia mediana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia mediana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia minima'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia minima]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia moniliformis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia moniliformis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia montana'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia montana]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia muirii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia muirii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia multifolia'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia multifolia]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia mutabilis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia mutabilis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia namaquensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia namaquensis]]'' |
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| − | *''Lachenalia namibiensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia namibiensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia nardousbergensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia nardousbergensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia neilii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia neilii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia nervosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia nervosa]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia nordenstamii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia nordenstamii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia nutans'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia nutans]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia obscura'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia obscura]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia orchioides'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia orchioides]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia orthopetala'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia orthopetala]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia pallida'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia pallida]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia patula'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia patula]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia pearsonii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia pearsonii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia peersii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia peersii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia perryae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia perryae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia physocaulos'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia physocaulos]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia polyphylla'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia polyphylla]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia polypodantha'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia polypodantha]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia purpureo-caerulea'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia purpureo-caerulea]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia pusilla'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia pusilla]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia pustulata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia pustulata]]'' |
*''[[Lachenalia reflexa]]'' | *''[[Lachenalia reflexa]]'' | ||
| − | *''Lachenalia rosea'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia rosea]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia rubida'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia rubida]]'' |
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| − | *''Lachenalia salteri'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia salteri]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia sargeantii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia sargeantii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia schelpei'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia schelpei]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia splendida'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia splendida]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia stayneri'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia stayneri]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia thomasiae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia thomasiae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia trichophylla'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia trichophylla]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia undulata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia undulata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia unicolor'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia unicolor]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia unifolia'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia unifolia]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia valeriae'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia valeriae]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia variegata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia variegata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia ventricosa'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia ventricosa]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia verticillata'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia verticillata]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia violacea'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia violacea]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia viridiflora'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia viridiflora]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia whitehillensis'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia whitehillensis]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia xerophila'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia xerophila]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia youngii'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia youngii]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia zebrina'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia zebrina]]'' |
| − | *''Lachenalia zeyheri'' | + | *''[[Lachenalia zeyheri]]'' |
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> | ||
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Lachenalia pustulata 1.jpg|''[[Lachenalia pustulata]]'' | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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Lachenalia (Werner de Lachenal, 1736-1800, professor of botany at Basel). Including Scillopsis. Liliaceae. Cape Cowslip. Small Cape bulbs that are easily flowered in a cool greenhouse in early spring or even in winter; some of them are useful also for the window-garden.Plant comprised of a tunicated bulb, a leafless peduncle or scape bearing a raceme or spike of fls. in shades of red and yellow, sometimes white, and usually 2 lvs. at the base of the scape: perianth tubular, persistent, the 3 outer segms. oblong and slightly swollen near the apex, the 3 inner segms. commonly longer and obtuse-spatulate; stamens 6, attached in the perianth-tube; style long and slender, with capitate stigma: caps, loculicidally 3-valved, with turgid black seeds.—Species about 50, in S. Afr. They have a remarkable range of color, and with good management may be kept in an attractive condition for 2 months or more. There are species with bell-shaped fls. and some in which the fls. are all more or less erect, but the favorite types are the long, cylindrical, pendulous fls. with the brilliant red and yellow colors. But few species are cult., the most popular being L. tricolor, particularly its var. Nelsonii and some of the recent forms with personal names. L. pendula is perhaps second in popularity, the others being known chiefly to bulb fanciers. Lachenalias are very distinct in coloring and general appearance. They usually have 2 lvs. (sometimes 5 in. cult.), rarely 1, and the bulbs are globose, tunicated, and about 1/2-1 in. thick. An exceptionally strong bulb, under the most favorable conditions sends up 3 or 4 erect fl.-stalks 9 in. high, with as many as 40 fls., each 1-1 1/2 in. long. Under careless treatment the lvs. and fl.-stalks are weaker, and bear perhaps 6-12 fls. Lachenalias are good subjects for hanging-baskets.It is well to make one job of it, planting freesias and lachenalias together. Six are planted in a 6-inch pot, in good rich loam. They probably do as well without leaf-soil, if the drainage is good. They are stored in a well-protected coldframe until late in November, but might be kept longer, as a pinch of frost will not hurt them. After they are brought into the greenhouse, and make good growth, plenty of water may be given, and, occasionally, liquid manure. A night temperature of 50° F. will be found about right, but they scarcely bear forcing until the flowering scapes show. If forced before the bulbs show, the flowers are often malformed. They last in bloom from six to eight weeks, after which follows the same routine.—After blooming, the plants should be set on a shelf in a light position and watered as carefully as before the blooming season, less water being given as signs of maturity appear; viz., discolored leaves and withered flower-stems. When thoroughly ripened, they are stored in the pots they have grown in and kept quite dry until the month of August. They must be repotted then. If by chance drip should strike the soil, the plants may be found starting into growth. The bulbs multiply rapidly, more than doubling in a season. Fully one-third of the extra bulbs will be serviceable, and still more would make bloom of less decorative value. There are many more—bulblets —which can be sown on the borders of carnation or violet benches, a large number making good-sized bulbs in one season. Seeds of luchenalias germinate readily in a few weeks, and with good treatment many seedlings will bloom before going to rest. In the opinion of the writer, L. Nelsonii, is still the most satisfactory kind to grow. (T. D. Hatfield.)
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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