Acidanthera

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Acidanthera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acidanthera (from akis, a cusp, and anthera, an anther, in allusion to cuspidate anthers). Iridaceae. Tender herbaceous perennials. Leaves many, linear, ensiform, 1-1 1/2 ft. long: spikes 3-6-fld., simple, lax: fls. long-tubed, the tube slightly dilated upwards; stamens unilateral, inserted at or below the throat: corms roundish, flattened, covered with a matted fiber. Natives of Trop. and S. Afr., and intermediate between Gladiolus and Ixia. The propagation is by seed or by the numerous corms. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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

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A. aequinoctialis. Baker. St. 3;4 ft., stout, stiffly erect: Lvs, strongly ribbed: fls. about 6 in a distichous spike, the tube 5-6 in. long, white, blotched crimson or purple within: corms large. Sierra Leone. May be a stronger-growing and more tropical form of the above. Requires warmhouse culture.
A. Candida, Rendle. A slender, erect, leafy herb: fls. white, very sweet-scented. Trop. E. Afr.

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