| 词条 | Lachenalia aloides |
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|taxon = Lachenalia aloides |image = Lachenalia tricolor var. luteola.jpg |image_caption = L. aloides var. aloides (Curtis's Botanical Magazine) |authority = (L.f.) Engl.[1] }} Lachenalia aloides (opal flower) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae,[1] native to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is a bulbous perennial growing to {{convert|15|-|28|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|5|cm|0|abbr=on}} broad, with strap-shaped spotted leaves and fleshy stems bearing pendent tubular yellow flowers, red at the tips, in winter and spring.[2] The Latin aloides literally means "aloe-like";[3] though L. aloides, despite its similarity, does not belong to the same family of plants as aloes. Numerous cultivars have been bred for garden use. They require a sheltered, frost-free position or under glass. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
References1. ^1 {{Citation |contribution=Lachenalia aloides|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=280351 |accessdate=2012-12-21}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q6468340}}2. ^{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Lachenalia aloides var. aurea|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1106|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|accessdate=20 May 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2500|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|accessdate=20 May 2013}} 1 : Lachenalia |
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