Doryanthes excelsa

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Doryanthes excelsa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Doryanthes excelsa, Correa. Spear-lily. Lvs. sword-shaped, not ribbed, smooth, entire, with a very narrow cartilaginous margin, lower ones recurved, others erect: scape clothed with lanceolate lvs., which sheath the st. at their base; fls. in a globular head, deep crimson or maroon inside and out (there is a white-fld. form). B.M. 1685. R.H. 1865, pp. 466, 471; 1891, p. 548. G.C. II. 11:339. Gn. W. 16:681. G.W. 9, p. 521. H.F. II. 7:136. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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