Dipidax

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Read about Dipidax in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Dipidax (double fountain, from the pair of nectaries at the base of the perianth-segms.). Liliaceae. Two species in S. Afr., with tunicated corms, simple sts. and small whitish more or less tinted fls. in spikes, of little horticultural importance: perianth deciduous, polyphyllous; stamens 6, included; ovary sessile, 3- celled and 3-lobed, many-ovuled: styles 3, awl-shaped: fr. a turbinate 3-valved caps. D. ciliata, Baker. St. 6-12 in.: Lvs. usually 3, ciliate, the lower 4-6 in. long and lanceolate-acuminate and the upper much shorter and amplexicaul: spike 2-6 in. long, densely many-fld.; fls. whitish more or less tinged red: there are several botanical vars., differing in Lvs., number and color of fls. D. triquetra, Baker. St. 12-18 in.: Lvs. 3, not ciliate, the lowest at base of st. and the upper near the spike (which is 1-6 in. long): fls. with numerous brown veins and 2 purple nectar-spots. B.M. 558 (as Melanthium triquetrum). The species are treated as greenhouse perennials. CH


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