Difference between revisions of "Sprekelia formosissima"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		bulbous
Height:	⇕	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width:	⇔	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early winter, mid winter, late winter

Scientific Names
Amaryllidaceae >	Sprekelia >	formosissima >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Sprekelia formosissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sprekelia formosissima, Herb. (Amaryllis formosissima, Linn.). Bulb globose, 2 in. diam.; tunics brown: lvs. 3-6, contemporary with the fls., linear, green, finally 1 – 1 1/2 ft. long: peduncle reddish, 6-12 in. long; spathe red-brown, 2 in. long, bifid at the tip; pedicel erect: perianth bright crimson, 3 1/2 - 4 in. long. April. B.M. 47. G.L. 27:140. G.W. 15, p. 358. Var. glauca, Baker (S. glauca, Lindl.), has glaucous lvs.: fls. smaller and paler than the type. B.R. 27:16. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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