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The bulbs form multiple leaf-bearing bulbils that soon separate but remain close by. [3] Initially the plant forms 6–10 basal leaves , that arise in tufts from the bulbs. The leaves are grooved ( canaliculate ), smooth ( glabrous ) and linear with a white to light green linear midrib on the upper surface, and grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in ...
Eremurus robustus, the foxtail lily or giant desert candle, is a species of flowering plant in the asphodel family, native to the Tien Shan and Pamir Mountains in Central Asia, that is often used as an ornamental plant.
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It grows from a bulb, which resembles a small mass of rice grains.The stems are 10–120 centimetres (4–47 inches) tall. The flowers are produced in the spring, nodding, 1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), yellowish or greenish brown with a lot of yellow mottling to purplish black with little mottling, or yellow-green mottled with purple.
Floral diagram of Fritillaria flower. Fritillaria (fritillaries) is a genus of spring flowering herbaceous bulbous perennial plants in the lily family ().The type species, Fritillaria meleagris, was first described in Europe in 1571, while other species from the Middle East and Asia were also introduced to Europe at that time.
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Lily bulbs are starchy and edible as root vegetables, though bulbs of some species may be too bitter to eat. [70] Lilium brownii var. viridulum, known as 百合 (pak hop; pinyin: bǎi hé; Cantonese Yale: baak hap; lit. 'hundred united'), is one of the most prominent edible lilies in China. Its bulbs are large in size and not bitter.