Hippeastrum vittatum

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Read about Hippeastrum vittatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hippeastrum vittatum, Herb. Figs. 1839, 1840. Bulb globular, 3 in. diam.: lvs. 6-8, usually appearing after the fls., bright green, 2 ft. long: scape often 3 ft. high, bearing 3-6 horizontal or declined striped white-edged fls. 4-5-in. across; tube about 1 in. long, with an obscure crown or crest at the throat; segms. obovate-oblong and acute, 1J^ in. or less broad, the under-color whitish but overlaid with red stripes, the keel white; stamens shorter than the limb. Peru; but once thought to be S. African. B.M. 129. G.C. III. 24:119.—The commonest species-type in American gardens, now cult, in many forms. It seems to have entered freely into hybrids, and some of the forms now passing as H. vittatum are perhaps mongrels. The double red feathery stripes on each side of the more or less irregular-edged segms. distinguish this species from its congeners. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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