Reineckia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Reineckia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Reineckia (J. Reinecke, a German gardener). Liliaceae. A tender perennial herb, with attractive foliage in tufts 1-1 1/2ft. high from a thick, creeping rootstock: lvs. rather long, channeled: scapes leafless: fls. sessile, in a loose spike; perianth-tube cylindrical; lobes recurved, spreading; ovary 3-loculed, with a few seeds to each cell : berry globular, usually with 1 seed to each cell. A single species from China and Japan. The following is procurable from Dutch bulb-growers. B. carnea, Kunth. Fls. dull flesh or pink : bracts rather large, tinted red: fr. red, 3-4 lines diam. Var. variegata, Hort., is also offered. I.H. 9:323. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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