Hesperantha coccinea, formerly Schizostylis

• Cultivars
• References
• Synonyms
• Cultivar Gallery (under construction)
• Further Reading

Cultivars:

Synonyms:

• * Basionym/Replaced Synonym

• * Schizostylis coccinea Backh. & Harv., Bot. Mag. 90: t. 5422 (1864).
• Schizostylis pauciflora Klatt, Linnaea 35: 380 (1867).
• Schizostylis ixioides Harv. ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 108 (1877).

References:

Bot Mag table 5422 The specimen of this lovely Iridaceous plant, here represented, was sent to us by Messrs. Backhouse and Son, from their Nursery at York, in November of the present year, 1863, with the information that it inhabits eastern rivers of South Africa, called Kabousie and Keir-kamma, in Kaffirland. Subsequently, Dr. Harvey has informed me that he possesses specimens of the same plant, gathered by Cooper (n. 1197 of his distributed collection), near Drackensberg Mountain; and also from Mr. D'Urban (n. 110), who found it by the Kabousie river, in British Cain-aria, in both cases growing very near water. Again, Dr. Harvey has detected it in Mr. Sanderson's collections from Natal ; and in Mr. Hutton's from the Katberg, altitude 3000 feet, who speaks of it as a " beautiful pink Hesperantha" showing its affinity in his eyes to that genus, to which Mr. Backhouse also detected a resemblance. These specimens, besides having paler flowers than our figure represents, have occasionally also the lobes of the perianth more obtuse. Descr. The root, which I have not seen, is described by Mr. Backhouse as " likely to form a conn or bulb-tuber at the base of the stem, and at the extremity of the runners (like Tritonia rosea), though at present there is no clear bulb formed." The plant attains the height of three feet, with long, sheathing, sword-shaped, carinated leaves, the longest arising from the base. Upwards they gradually form bracts, and constitute a distichous spike, from which the flowers (ten to fourteen) gradually emerge, opening in succession from below upwards. Tube of the perianth shorter than the bracts; limb measuring two inches across, of six spreading, uniform, ovate-oblong, very acute, bright crimson lobes. Stamens three, inserted at the summit of the tube. Anthers sagittate, yellow. Ovary inferior, subtriangular. Style filiform, divided nearly halfway down into three slender branches. Stigmas obtuse.
Novon 6: 263 (1996).
Dividing Hesperantha on You Tube See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rKkFWsPQo
Visit the Pacific Bulb Society wiki for mor information
"The Plantsman" 2013, Hesperantha coccinea cultivars Volume 12 pages 162-167

Cultivar Gallery: (under construction)

Hesperantha coccinea ‘Alba’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Anne' Hesperantha coccinea 'Ballyrogan Giant' Hesperantha coccinea 'Beeches New White' Hesperantha coccinea 'Big Mama' Hesperantha coccinea 'Blushing Trixie' Hespernatha coccinea 'Brick Red' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Cardinal’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Caroline' Hesperantha coccinea 'Cindy Towe' Hesperantha coccinea 'Deep Pink' Hesperantha coccinea 'Elburton Glow' Hesperantha coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak' Hesperantha coccinea 'Hannah Gould' Hesperantha coccinea 'Hannah Gubbay' Hesperantha coccinea 'Hilary Gould' Hesperantha coccinea 'Hint Of Pink' Hesperantha coccinea 'Ice Maiden' Hesperantha coccinea 'Jack Frost' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Jennifer’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Lipstick' Hesperantha coccinera 'Maiden's Blush' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Major’ Hespeantha coccinea 'Major Superba' Hesperantha coccinea 'Marrieta' Hesperantha coccinea 'Mary Banard' Hesperantha coccinea 'Mollie Gould' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Mrs Hegarty’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘November Cheer’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Oregon Sunset' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Pallida’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Pink Ice' Hesperantha coccinea 'Pink Marg' Hesperantha coccinea 'Pink Princess' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Professor Barnard’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Red Dragon’ Hespernatha coccinea 'Red Prairie Rose' Hesperantha coccinea 'Rivoli Red' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Rosalie’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Rosea' Hesperanth coccinea 'Silver Pink' Hesperantha coccinea 'Salmon Charm' Hesperantha coccinea 'Salmon Star' Hesperantha coccinea 'Salome' Hesperantha coccinea 'Snow Maiden' Hesperantha coccinea 'Speciosa' Hesperantha coccinea 'Strawberry' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Tambara’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Torero' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Viscountess Byng’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Wlifred H Bryant’ Hesperantha coccinea 'Zeal Blush' Hesperantha coccinea 'Zeal Pink' Hesperantha coccinea ‘Zeal Salmon’

Further Reading: (under construction)