Hippeastrum pardinum

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Read about Hippeastrum pardinum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hippeastrum pardinum, Dombr. Bulb globular, 2-3 in. diam., with a short neck: lvs. 5-7, appearing with the fls. but not fully developed until after the fls. are gone, becoming 2 ft. long and 2 in. broad, narrowed to the base: scape nearly terete, 1 ½ ft. tall, glaucous, usually bearing 2 spotted fls.; perianth-segms. 4-5 in. long, oblong but much narrowed at the base, acute, greenish yellow and much spotted with red, not striped, the lowest inner segm. narrowest; stamens declined, shorter than the perianth. Peru. B.M. 5645. G.W. 12, p. 654.—A handsome species, with fls. 6—7 in. across, offered in the trade, and also a parent in the modern spotted hybrids. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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