Genthyllis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Genthyllis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Genthyllis (old Greek name, of no particular application). Amaryllidaceae. Nine or 10 stemless herbs, with the look of crocus, allied to Sternbergia, from the Cape region, seldom cult, under glass; apparently not in the trade: lvs. usually appearing after the fls., linear, sometimes filiform and twisted: fls. appearing through the ground, of delicate texture and of short duration, fragrant, whitish, salverform, with a long slender tube and 6 similar acute spreading segms.; stamens 6 or more, attached in the throat; ovary 3- celled, concealed in the bulb-neck: bulbous. Prop, by offsets or seeds. G. afra, Linn. Bulb 1 ½ -2 in. diam.: lvs. 12-20, linear and twisted: fl. with whitish limb 2 in. or less long and tube 3-4 in. long; stamens 9-12: fr. yellowish, clavate, recorded as edible. B.R. 1016. G. spiralis, Linn. Bulb 1-1 ¼ in. diam.: lvs. 4-6, linear- subulate, very much twisted, 4-6 in. long; perianth- tube 2-3 in. long, limb 1-1 ½ in. long, whitish and tinted red on the outside; stamens 6: fr. clavate, 2-3 in. long. B.M. 1088. G. ciliaris, Linn. Bulb 1 ½ in. diam.: Ivs. 20 or more, linear, twisted, prominently ciliate: perianth-tube 2-3 in. long, the whitish limb ½ in. long: fr. yellow, clavate, 2-3 in. long. L. H. B. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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