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Nerine HerbertAmaryllidaceae (Liliaceae s.l.) |
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Alternate trade names
nerine lily Common names
Guernsey lily Species cultivated
Nerine bowdenii Will. Wats., and possibly others Origin
Southern Africa. Brief characterization
Terminal umbels of trumpet-shaped, lily-like, erect or pendent flowers on leafless scapes; umbel subtended by 2 scarious spathe bracts; flowers usually zygomorphic, with 6 distinct, recurved, more or less wavy-margined tepals in 2 equal whorls of 3; stamens 6, suberect or declinate. Cultivar and/or species variation
Umbels 10-20 cm across, more or less spherical; flowers white, pink, or red, to 8 cm across, mostly 7-10 per umbel; tepals usually strongly recurved; stamens shorter to longer than recurved tepals. May be confused with
Agapanthus, Hippeastrum, Triteleia Countries exporting
South Africa.  |
