Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Glory of The Sun
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Deciduous.
Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May. • Flower Color: magenta, medium blue
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 12-18" tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 3-6" apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
)
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
)
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
)
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
)
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Liliidae
(
)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lilianae
(
)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Asparagales
(
)
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Alliaceae
(
)
- Borkh., 1797, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Allioideae
(
)
- Tribe:
Allieae
(
)
- Genus:
Leucocoryne
(
)
- J. Lindley, 1830
- Cultivar:
Andes
- Botanical name: - Leucocoryne 'Andes'
- Cultivar:
Andes
- Genus:
Leucocoryne
(
- Tribe:
Allieae
(
- Subfamily:
Allioideae
(
- Family:
Alliaceae
(
- Order:
Asparagales
(
- Superorder:
Lilianae
(
- Subclass:
Liliidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leucocoryne
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
L. ixioides (Glory of the Sun) · L. ixioides var. purpurea (Springonion Lily) · L. uniflora (Springstar) · L. violascens (Glory of The Sun) · L. 'Andes' (Glory of The Sun) · L. 'Calgary' (Glory of The Sun) · L. 'Caravelle' (Glory of The Sun)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 22, 2012.
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 952774
