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|habit=bulbous
|lifespan=perennial
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The [[genus]] '''Ixia''' consists of a number of [[corm]]ous plants native to [[South Africa]]. Some of them are known as the '''corn lily'''. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil.
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Ixia (Greek, bird-lime; said to refer to the juice). Iridaceae. Attractive bulbs (cormose) from the Cape of Good Hope, with grass-like foliage and spikes of flowers in early spring, exhibiting a wide range of colors; usually flowered under glass, but can be grown in the open in the North with good protection.
Ixia (Greek, bird-lime; said to refer to the juice). Iridaceae. Attractive bulbs (cormose) from the Cape of Good Hope, with grass-like foliage and spikes of flowers in early spring, exhibiting a wide range of colors; usually flowered under glass, but can be grown in the open in the North with good protection.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
== Species==
== Species==
**''Ixia viridflora'' Lam. var ''viridflora'' Thunb.
**''Ixia viridflora'' Lam. var ''viridflora'' Thunb.
Ixia can be a name.
Ixia can be a name.
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==References==
==Reference==
==Reference==
* {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
* {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
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*[[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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