Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. Some of the more important families of the Hortus are included here, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae and Liliaceae. It also contains a wide assortment of other plants with a modified stem or root that acts as a storage organ. Such plants are usually deciduous and have a distinct dormancy period. Shrubs and trees are not included, but there is some overlap with herbaceous plants.
Hemerocallis flava L.
Rhizomatous hardy perennial with dark green, arching leaves, to 60cm long, and lemon-yellow, fragrant, widely trumpet-shaped flowers on branched stems. To 1m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Hemerocallis flava L. var. florepleno
See Hemerocallis flava L. for a description of the species. Double-flowered forms have been available for centuries.
Hemerocallis fulva L.
Fully-hardy, semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial with trumpet-shaped orange-brown flowers in summer. To 1m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Herbertia pulchella Sweet
Bulbous perennial with few only pleated, erect, linear basal leaves, to 20cm long, and blue or violet flowers, to 5.5cm across, with a bowl-shaped, reflexed centre, often streaked purple and with a white central stripe, in spring. To 15cm. [RHSE].
Hippeastrum aulicum (Ker-Gawl.) Herb.
Bulbous perennial with strap-like leaves and a stout stem bearing an umbel with usually 2 funnel-shaped, crimson flowers with green throats, in winter or spring, the leaves following the flowers. A variable species. To 50cm. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Hippeastrum breviflorum Herb.
Bulbous perennial, flowers white, tinged greenish outside, with red keels, the usually 2 leaves lance-shaped, to 90cm long. [Baker Am., RHSD].
Hippeastrum coronata unidentified
Unidentified Hippeastrum or related species. Neither Amaryllis nor Hippeastrum coronata are listed by Herbert or Baker. Probably a nursery variety of the day that has now disappeared.
Hippeastrum psittacinum (Ker-Gawl.) Herb.
A bulbous perennial with up to 8 strap-shaped leaves, to 45cm long, appearing with the flowers, and a stout stem, to 60cm, bears up to 4 trumpet-shaped flowers, with short greenish white tubes and spreading lobes, striped crimson, to 13cm across, with a green keel and wavy crimson margins. To 60cm. [RHSD, Baker Am.].
Hippeastrum pulverelento-vittatum
A hybrid between Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E.Moore x Hippeastrum vittatum (L’Hérit.) Herb. No description is extant.
Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss
A variable bulbous perennial with many naturally occurring varieties. 2-4 flowered umbels bear bright green flowers, red at the base, followed by 6-8 strap-shaped leaves, to 45cm long. The flower colour of varieties can range from orange to scarlet with white, yellow or green markings. Hybridises freely. [Baker Am., RHSD, Hortus].
Hippeastrum reginae (L.) Herb.
Variable spring or summer flowering bulbous perennial with strap-shaped leaves and up to 4 funnel-shaped, drooping, bright red flowers with a large green-white stain in the throat, the lobes to 13cm across, on a stem to 50cm long. The leaves emerge after the flowers. To 50cm. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Hippeastrum species dark crimson
Unidentified Hippeastrum or related species, dark crimson in colour.
Hippeastrum species pale orange
Unidentified Hippeastrum or related species, pale orange in colour. This may be Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E.Moore, which see. This still grows in the gardens.
Hippeastrum species yellowish brown
Unidentified Hippeastrum or related species, flowers yellowish brown in colour.
Hippeastrum splendido-pulverelentum
Hippeastrum x splendens Herb. x Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E.Moore hybrid. No description of Macarthur’s plant is extant.
