Hymenocallis macleana

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Cultivation

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Read about Hymenocallis macleana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hymenocallis macleana, Nichols. (Ismene Macleana, Herb.). Bulb ovoid, 2 in. diam: lvs. a foot or more long and nearly 2 in. broad, narrowing toward the base: scape 2- edged, about the length of the lvs.; fls. 2-8, with a straight tube 2 in. or less long, and linear, erect or somewhat spreading segms. as long as the tube; cup corolla- like, ½ in. long and green-striped, fringed, the free filaments ½ in. long, strongly inflexed and angled or kneed at the cup. Peru. B.M. 3675.—One of the plants known to the Peruvians as Amancaes, the subject of festivals. This and the next are intermediate house species, flowering in spring and summer. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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