Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Ornithogalum thyrsoides subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ornithogalum thyrsoides, Jacq. Bulb globose, 1½-2 in. thick: Lvs. 5-6, lanceolate, 6-12 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, attenuate above, the margin obscurely ciliate: scape ½-1½ ft. high; raceme 12-30-fld., dense, triangular in outline, 3-4 in. wide; fls. self-colored; segms. ovate and strongly imbricate; filaments alternately longer and lanceolate, alternately shorter, dilated above the base and bicuspidate. S. Afr. B.M. 1164 (fls. white, with a brown eye).—In cult., the perianth may be 1 in. long. Var. aureum, Ait. (O. aureum, Curt.), has golden yellow fls. B.M. 190. Var. flavescens, Ker, has pale yellow fls. B.R. 305.—O. kewense, Hort., is a hybrid of O. thyrsoides and the var. aureum: like O. thyrsoides, but color is bright buff-yellow. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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