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Hippeastrum reticulatum, Herb. Bulb nearly globular, with a short neck: lvs. appearing with the fls., rather short and broad for the genus, being oblanceolate, 1 ft. long and 2 in. broad, thin, and bright green: scape about 1 ft. tall, nearly terete, bearing 3-6 tesselated or checkered fls. 4-5 in. across; fls. bright mauve or purple-red, with cross lines and bars of crimson, the segms. obovate and much narrowed below; stamens shorter than the perianth, declined. S.Brazil. B.M. 657. R.H. 1912:448. G.W. 5, p. 187. Var. striatifolium, Baker, has still broader lvs., with a white keel or stripe. B.M. 2113. B.R. 352. G.C. III. 4:477.—Handsome. Blooms normally in late summer.
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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 -->
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