Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-         Plate No. 171

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-COMMON_NAMES-Chinese Ixia
-GENUS- Ixia
-SPECIES-Ixia chinensis
-CLASS-Triandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus
-MODERN_GENUS-Belamcanda
-MODERN_SPECIES-Belamcanda chinensis
-MODERN_FAMILY-Iridaceae
-PLANT_TYPE- Tender Herbaceous. May need protection from severe winters.
-COLOR-
-SEASON- flowers in August and September
-NATIVE_REGION- India
-ZONE- 8
-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-5
-PUB_DATE-1791
-REISSUED- 1796
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards
-NALPCD-Disc 0645 IMG0038.PCD