Prochnyanthes

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Prochnyanthes in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Prochnyanthes (Greek, kneeling and flower; referring to the sudden bend in the flower which is likened to a knee). Amaryllidaceae. Interesting tuber-bearing plants, probably suitable for cult. in pots and also planted out: closely related to Polianthes and Bravoa, differing chiefly in the shape of the flowers. Sts. slender, from oblong tubers which crown short thick rootstock: lvs. mostly basal: infl. a lax spike or raceme: fls. always in pairs, tubular below, abruptly bent at the middle, bell-shaped above; stamens 6, included: fr. 3-celled, many-seeded.—A genus, discovered by E. Palmer in 1886, of which two species have been described. Native of W. Mex. P. Bulliana, Baker. Hardly differs from the above but described as having larger fls., which are sessile instead of having a long pedicel: fls. brownish green. The fls. are not jointed at the pedicel as Baker says. B.M. 7427.—P. viridiflora, mentioned under B.M. 7427, is a mere slip of the pen for P. viridescens. J. N. Rose. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Prochnyanthes. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Prochnyanthes QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.