Ixia maculata
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Ixia maculata. Linn. Fig. 2003. Conn globular, 1 in. or less diam., covered with parallel fibers: lvs. about 4, linear, ribbed, 6-12 in. long: sts. slender, 1-2 ft., simple or branched: fls. many, in dense and erect spikes, typically yellow; tube slender; limb bell-shaped, with a dark purple or black mark at throat, the segms. oblong, obtuse. B.M. 539 (orange, as I. conica). The natural varieties show the range of color: var. ochroleuca, Ker. Segms. sulfur-yellow; eye brown. B.M. 1285. var. nigro-albida. Klatt. Segms. white; eye black. var. ornata, Baker. Fls. flushed bright red or purple outside.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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