Romulea

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Romulea (a name commemorative of Romulus, one of the mythical founders of Rome). Iridaceae. Crocus-like bulbs, suitable for outdoor planting. Leaves narrow, usually overtopping the fls.: sts. produced, simple or branched: spathe of 2 lanceolate valves: fls. lilac, purple, yellow or pale, always solitary; perianth funnel-shaped, about 1 in. across; ovary 3-celled: caps, globose or ellipsoid.—About 90 species, Medit. region, Trop, and S. Afr. They are closely allied to Crocus, but differ in being less hardy and in having a long peduncle and short fl.-tube. Very little known in cult, in Amer. R, Bulbocodium:. Sebast. & Mauri(?), has pale lilac fls. with a yellow center, tinted golden brown, striped with blue outside. Italy and Spain. G. 34:307. B.M. 265 (as Ixia Bulbocodium). There is another R. Bulbocodium, that of Kunze, which is the same R. Clusiana.—R. Leichtlinii, Hort ., has cream-white crocus fls. with a golden center. F. Tracy. Hubbard. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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