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Hemerocallidaceae

Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC.

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  • Common Name:
  • Family: Hemerocallidaceae

  • 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 - Aquatics Pond
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-31-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Hemerocallidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References:

Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

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