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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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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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