Erythea elegans

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Erythea elegans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Erythea elegans, Franceschi. Dwarfer and slower-growing than any other kind: trunk very short: petioles slender, glaucescent, edged with small spines; Lvs. somewhat glaucescent on both sides: fl.-spadix 3-4 ft., branched: frs. about ¾ in. diam., yellowish, at first waxy.—According to Franceschi it was first intro. and distributed by the late John Rock of San Jose, about 1880, and never found again in the wild state, while only one of the plants raised is known to have ripened. N. Taylor. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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