Dianella

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Read about Dianella in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Dianella(diminutive of Diana: goddess of the hunt). Liliaceae. Tender perennial rhizomatous plants, related to Phormium.

Leaves hard, linear, sheathing, grass-like, crowded at base of st., often 2-3 ft. long: fls. blue, in large loose panicles, on delicate pendent pedicels; perianth withering but not falling, with 6 distinct spreading segms.; stamens 6, with thickened filaments; ovary 3-celled, each cell several-ovuled, the style filiform and stigma very small: plant bearing great numbers of pretty blue berries, which remain attractive for several weeks, and are the chief charm of the plant.—There are about a dozen species in Trop. Asia, Austral, and Polynesia. They perhaps succeed best in the open border of a cool greenhouse. Prop. by division, or by seeds sown in spring in mild heat. They are little known in this country. They are spring and summer bloomers.

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