Hesperocallis

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Read about Hesperocallis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hesperocallis (Greek, evening beauty). Liliaceae. Leafy stemmed bulbous plant of the Colorado desert, and the desert sections of southern California, sometimes planted in California and elsewhere. Of the tribe Hemerocallideae, and characterized by Watson as having a large white perianth cleft to below the middle, the segms. several-nerved: anthers linear: caps, ovate-oblong, deeply lobed: fls. few in a raceme, the stout pedicels jointed at the top; seeds many, horizontal, flattened, black.—One species. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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