Kniphofia rooperi

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Kniphofia rooperi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Kniphofia rooperi, Lena. Lvs. ensiform-acuminate, 4 ft. long, and to 1 ½ in. broad, scabrous on the margin, acutely keeled, glaucous: raceme to 6 in. long, very dense, on a stout stiff peduncle as long as the lvs.; fls. paler than in K. uvaria and later; perianth cylindrical, to 1 ½ -2 in. long, the segms. ovate and obtuse; stamens at length just exserted. Coast region, S. Afr. B.M. 6116. J.F. 4:362.—The plant grown under this name is likely not to be the true botanical species here described. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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