Hippeastrum regina

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Read about Hippeastrum regina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hippeastrum regina, Herb. Bulb globular, 3 in. diam.: lvs. developing after the fls., 2 ft. long and l ½ -2 in. broad, green: scape 10-20 in., bearing 2-4 red declined fls.; perianth-segms. 4-5 in. long, obovate and acute, the lowest innermost one narrower, all bright red, a large whitish star in the throat; tube sometimes nearly or quite 1 in. long; stamens shorter than the perianth. Mex. to Peru and Brazil. B.M. 453.—An old garden plant, still much cult. There are double-fld. forms: Amaryllis alberti, Lem., I.H. 13:498, Baker considers to be one of these. H. gravinae, Melaz., is a hybrid resembling this species (Amaryllis gravinae). G.W. 5, p. 187. H. spectabile, Hort., is a hybrid near H. reginae. L.B.C. 159. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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