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Babiana stricta, Ker (B. villosa and B. purpurea, Ker). Fig. 447. Plant 1 ft. or less high: lvs. broad, oblong- lanceolate or sword-shaped, barely reaching the spikes: fls. scattered, showy, usually red or purple, with a prominent tube, the segms. oblong - lanceolate. B. M. 583.621.—Babianas are not sold under species-names in this country, but as mixed varieties. These varieties are chiefly, if not wholly, of this species. There are many forms and colors. Var. angustifolia, Sweet. Lvs. linear: fls. blue, pinkish inside. B.M. 637. Var. rubrocyanea, Ker. Limb lilac, throat red. B.M. 410 (as Ixia). Var. sulphurea, Ker. Yellow or whitish. B.M. 1053. Two other long-cult. types are described below.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
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*[[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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