HYACINTHOIDES LINGULATA
Author:
Werner Hugo Paul Rothmaler, 1944
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 15 (1944)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
2 (10) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Scilla lingulata, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, 1789.
Prospero lingulatum, Salisb. 1866.
Endymion lingulatus, Pierre Chouard, 1930.
Apsanthea melanocarpa, Jord.
Apsanthea micrantha, Jord.
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Apsanthea oligantha, Jord.
Apsanthea propera, Jord.
Apsanthea serotina, Jord.
Scilla bipartita, Salzm. ex Baker
This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by Werner Hugo Paul Rothmaler in 1944. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulbs can grow to five centimetres, the leaves lying almost flat on the ground are five to six centimetres. The inflorescence with the pale blue flowers reaches ten centimetres. The former Scilla lingulata var. ciliolata Batt. 1905.
The genera name means ' Hyachinth -like'.
The species name means 'tongue-shaped' for the leaves.
Flower
Pale Blue
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium