Cooperia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cooperia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cooperia (after Joseph Cooper, English gardener). Amaryllidaceae. Tender bulbous plants with the habit of Zephyranthes but night-blooming. Flowers fragrant, solitary, 2 in. or more across, waxy- white, tinged red outside, and more or less green within; the perianth subtended by a bract-like spathe, somewhat as in Iris; anthers erect in distinction to versatile in Zephyranthes: lvs. appearing with the fls. in summer, long, narrow, flat and twisted.—Only 2 or 3 species from Texas to New Mex. and Mex., usually growing in dry places. The bulbs should be taken up in autumn and stored during the winter in dry soil. Cult, easy and like zephyranthes. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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