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See also: order See also: Liliaceae, a native of the Cape of See also: Good Hope, whence it was introduced at the close of the 17th century
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It is a handsome greenhouse plant, which is See also: hardy in the See also: south of See also: England and See also: Ireland if protected from severe frosts
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It has a See also: short See also: stem bearing a tuft of long, narrow, arching leaves, z to 2 ft. long, and a central flower-stalk, 2 to 3 ft. high, ending in an umbel of bright blue, funnel-shaped See also: flowers
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The See also: plants are easy to cultivate, and are generally grown in large pots or tubs which can be protected from See also: frost in winter
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During the summer they require plenty of See also: water, and are very effective on the margins of lakes or See also: running streams, where they thrive admirably
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They increase by offsets, or may be propagated by dividing the See also: root-stock in early spring or autumn
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A number of forms are known in cultivation; such are albidus, with See also: white flowers, aureus, with leaves striped with yellow, and variegatus, with leaves almost entirely white with a few
See also: green bands
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