Kniphofia caulescens

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Kniphofia caulescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Kniphofia caulescens, Baker. Plant with a thick st. below the lvs., 6-12 in. long: lvs. very glaucous, sword-shaped- acuminate, broadly channelled, not acutely keeled on the back, 2-3 ft. long, 2-3 in. wide, margin serrulate: spike about ½ ft. long, 3 in. thick; lower fls. yellow, upper ones red; segms. broad, ovate and obtuse, very short; stamens and style somewhat exserted. Cent. Cape region. B.M. 5946. G.C. III. 6:564. R.H. 1887:132 (as TrUoma caulescens). Gn. 41:536; 78, p. 502. G. 36:83. Gn.W. 16:443. G.M. 57:555. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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