Nerine pudica

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Cultivation

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Read about Nerine pudica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nerine pudica, Hook. f. Bulb globose, about 1 in. diam.: Lvs. 4-6, glaucous, 8-9 in. long, suberect, appearing with the fls.: umbels 4-6-fld., the other kinds being 8-20- fld.; fls. white, keeled pink above; segms. oblanceolate, thin, scarcely crisped; stamens declined, the 3 longest a little shorter than the perianth-segms. Original habitat in doubt. B.M. 5901. R.H. 1913, p. 456. F.S. 23:2464. Gn. 21:200. Var. Elwesii, Baker (N. Elwesii, Leichtl.), has much broader bright green more persistent distinctly veined Lvs. with a prominent midrib: fls. more compact and pedicels stouter; segms. pale rose with a darker keel, thicker and more wavy. Var. alba, Hort., fls. snow-white. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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