General Description | A rosette forming plant, often seen growing in clamps of dark green, strap like leaves. |
ID Characteristic | Thin, long strap-like leaves, a singular flower spike with large inverted pale cream bell like flowers. |
Shape | Pointed, vase shaped plant. |
Propagation | Division of the thick fleshy roots if you must. Pollination occurs through the Pronuba Moth. |
Cultivation | Full sun in most soil types that are not waterlogged. |
Pests | None that I am aware of: pity. |
Notable Specimens | The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Overlapping drooping, spike like leaves. |
Leaf Description | Thin, dark green, acutely pointed strap-like leaves, to 60 cm in length and 4-5 cm at their widest point but sharply tapering. Evergreen, often with fibers trailing along the edges of the leaves. |
Flower Description | A singular flower spike (raceme) with large inverted pale cream bell-like flowers, nodding, from 2-12 or more, 4-5 cm across. |
Fruit Description | A large dehiscent capsule, to about 4 cm, compartmented, turning beige when ripe and splitting to release the seed. Several capsules to one flower spike. |
Colour Description | Dark green leaves with no seasonal change. |
Texture Description | Coarse textured. |