Kniphofia sarmentosa
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Read about Kniphofia sarmentosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Kniphofia sarmentosa, Kunth. (Aletris sarmentosa, Andr.). Lvs. ensiform-acuminate, 2-3 ft. long and to 1 in. broad, glaucous-green, sharply keeled, about 12 ribs either side the midrib: raceme cylindrical, dense, 6-12 in. long, on a stout peduncle equaling the lvs.; upper fls. red; the lower yellow or yellow tinged red; perianth cylindrical, to 1 in. long, the segms. broad, ovate and obtuse; stamens and style at length exserted to about ½ in. S. Afr. B.M. 744.—It produces underground shoots or offsets.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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