Hippeastrum aulicum

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Read about Hippeastrum aulicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Hippeastrum aulicum, Herb. Lily-of-the-palace. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. diam., with a short neck: lvs. 6-9. 1-2 ft. long, 2 in. broad, bright green, the end blunt or nearly so, appearing with the fls.: scape scarcely longer than the Ivs., stout, terete, usually bearing 2 large red fls., of which the segms. are green at the base; segms. 5-6 in. long, the 2 upper inner ones much broader than the others, all of them obovate and somewhat pointed; corona in the throat green; stamens shorter then the perianth; filaments red. Brazil. B.M. 3311. B.R. 444. Gt. 45, p. 417. Gn.M. 2:225.—One of the best, and common in the trade. The form known as var. platypetalum. Lindl., B.R. 1038, with broader petals and more robust habit, is in cult.


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