Bessera elegans

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Bessera elegans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Bessera elegans, Schult. f. Fig. 545. Bulb globular, 1 in. thick, tunicated: Lvs. 2-3, about 10-12 in., or even 2 ft., long: scape 1-2 ft. long, hollow, fragile; umbels 4-10- fld.; pedicels 1-1½ in. long; perianth 9-10 lines long, keeled on the back, variously marked with white within, but usually with vermilion margins and center-band; fls. borne through two months of late summer and early autumn. G.F. 4:125 (adapted in Fig. 545). Gn. 25:42. B.R. 1546 (as Pharium fistulosum); 25:34. F.S. 4:424 (as B. miniatum).—Strong bulbs sometimes throw up 6-10 scapes, with 12-20-fld. umbels. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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