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Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC.
- Common Name:
- Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumort.
- Country of Origin: east tropical Africa, Madagascar
- Habitat:
- Description: Stem to 6 feet, leafy in lower part; leaves to 12 inches long and 1 inch wide; flowers blue or whitish, to 5/16" long, anthers yellow.
- Culture: They prefer sun or part-shade and a moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to acidic soil. Propagate by division, or rooted offsets or from seed in spring and fall (autumn).
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199500156
- Source: RHS 1995
- Accession Date: 07-20-1995
- Bench: 2310 - Temperate Carnivores
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-10-2012
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
- SubFamily: Hemerocallidoideae
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References:Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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