Sword-leaved torch lily
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The sword-leaved torch lily ( Kniphofia ensifolia ) is a species of the genus of torch lilies ( Kniphofia ) in the subfamily of the Affodill family (Asphodelaceae).
features
The sword-leaved torch lily is a vigorous, perennial , herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 60 to 200 centimeters. It forms a rhizome . The gray-blue leaves are finely toothed and 15 to 35 millimeters wide. The inflorescence measures 9 to 20 × 4 centimeters and is densely cylindrical. The buds are pale red to red-green in color. The flowers are white to greenish-white, more rarely yellowish, and 15 to 20 millimeters long.
The flowering period is likely to be from August to September.
Occurrence
The sword-leaved torch lily occurs in southern Africa on brook banks and on black, loamy swampy soil.
Systematics
One can distinguish between two subspecies:
- Kniphofia ensifolia subsp. autumnalis Codd : It occurs only in the South African province of Free State .
- Kniphofia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia : It is more common in South Africa.
use
The sword-leaved torch lily is rarely used as an ornamental plant. The species has been in culture since 1786 at the latest.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008. ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8
- Jelitto / Schacht / Simon: Die Freilandschmuckstauden , p. 528, Verlag Eugen Ulmer & Co., 5th edition 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3265-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Kniphofia - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on July 26, 2018.
