Cyanella hyacinthoides
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| Lady's hand | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
| Genus: | Cyanella |
| Species: | C. hyacinthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanella hyacinthoides Royen ex L. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr. | |
Cyanella hyacinthoides ("lady's hand" or "Raaptoluintjie") is a species of cormous annual or perennial herb native to the western parts of South Africa.
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It has a basal rosette, with slender, lanceolate, crisped (wavy-margins) leaves.
The mauve, pink, purple or blue (rarely white) flowers are mildly scented, and appear on a spreading inflorescence in Spring (August to November in the southern hemisphere). The plant can be up to 40 centimetres high.[2][3]
