Brunsvigia gigantea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Brunsvigia gigantea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Brunsvigia gigantea, Heist. (Amaryllis gigantea, Van Marum. A. orientalis, Ecklon). Bulb very large: Lvs. about 4, tongue-shaped, closely ribbed, 3-5 in. broad, usually under 1 ft. long: scape red or green, a finger's thickness; fls. 20-30 in an umbel, paler than in B. gigantea, and less numerous; pedicels stout, strongly ribbed, 4-6 in. long. B.M. 1619 (as B. mulliflora). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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