KAFFIR LILY
AUTUMN-FLOWERING PLANT
Schizostylis coccinea is a splendid autumn-flowering bulbous plant thriving in almost any good garden soil. They prefer a moist position, but the I drainage must be sufficient to prevent the land becoming waterlogged and sour. The plants are vigorous and increase rapidly by means of underground stolens. The plants are evergreen and may be planted in the spring. The flowers are freely produced, and are excellent for cutting. The newer rose-pink variety, "Mrs. Hegarty," is a valuable addition to garden plants, being as robust as the type, the flowers opening, perhaps, more fully and being somewhat. larger. The colour is attractive and when grown in quantity is a decided feature of the autumn garden. When the plants become very crowded and the flowers show signs of deterioration, they should be lifted and divided, the young growths being chosen for replanting.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 29
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144KAFFIR LILY Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 29
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