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| + | |familia=Iridaceae |
| + | |genus=Ixia |
| + | |taxo_author=L. |
| + | |habit=bulbous |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| + | |exposure=sun |
| + | |features=flowers |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! | | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Ixia African Corn Lilies.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| + | |image_caption=Ixia |
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| + | The [[genus]] '''Ixia''' consists of a number of [[corm]]ous plants native to [[South Africa]]. Some of them are known as the '''corn lily'''. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. |
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| Ixia (Greek, bird-lime; said to refer to the juice). Iridaceae. Attractive bulbs (cormose) from the Cape of Good Hope, with grass-like foliage and spikes of flowers in early spring, exhibiting a wide range of colors; usually flowered under glass, but can be grown in the open in the North with good protection. | | Ixia (Greek, bird-lime; said to refer to the juice). Iridaceae. Attractive bulbs (cormose) from the Cape of Good Hope, with grass-like foliage and spikes of flowers in early spring, exhibiting a wide range of colors; usually flowered under glass, but can be grown in the open in the North with good protection. |
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− | {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
| + | ==Cultivation== |
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| + | ===Propagation=== |
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− | | name = ''Ixia''
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− | | image =Ixia African Corn Lilies.jpg
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− | | image_caption = Ixia
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− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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− | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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− | | classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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− | | ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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− | | familia = [[Iridaceae]]
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− | | genus = '''''Ixia'''''
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− | | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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− | | subdivision_ranks = Species
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− | | subdivision = See text
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− | :''This is an article about the genus of plants. For the resort town on the island of Rhodes, see the article [[Ialysos]]. For the IP Network testing company Ixia, see the article [[Ixia Communications]]''.
| + | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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− | The [[genus]] '''Ixia''' consists of a number of [[corm]]ous plants native to [[South Africa]]. Some of them are known as the '''corn lily'''. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil.
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| == Species== | | == Species== |
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| **''Ixia viridflora'' Lam. var ''viridflora'' Thunb. | | **''Ixia viridflora'' Lam. var ''viridflora'' Thunb. |
| Ixia can be a name. | | Ixia can be a name. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery perrow=5> |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 |
| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==References== |
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| ==Reference== | | ==Reference== |
| * {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}} | | * {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}} |
| + | <references/> |
| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |
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| + | ==External links== |
| + | *{{wplink}} |
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− | {{monocot-stub}} | + | {{stub}} |
− | [[Category:Iridaceae]]
| + | __NOTOC__ |