Hippeastrum leopoldii

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hippeastrum leopoldii, Dombr. Bulb globular, 2-3 in. diam., with short neck: lvs. with the fls. or nearly so, often 2 ft. long: scape stout, 1 ½ -2 ft., nearly terete, bearing about 2 large, very regular and parti-colored fls., measuring 6-7 in. across; perianth-tube without any corona or constriction at the throat; segms. obovate, 2 in. broad, the lower half dull crimson, the tips greenish white, the intermediate part bright red, with a forked white mark at the base of each, and a green-white throat; stamens declined, mostly exceeding the perianth, the filaments white; style exserted. Peru. G.C. 1870:733. G.Z. 14:160.


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