MORAEA POLYSTACHYA 
M. polystachya 
New introduction. Slender plant 18 to 24 
inches high with many wiry branches. Well 
covered with flowers looking at a distance like 
a close group of butterflies. The outer seg¬ 
ments of the flowers are light mauve, pen¬ 
ciled with Parma violet, with a bright yel¬ 
low spot at the base, inner segments light 
mauve with little penciling. Starts flowering 
six weeks after planting and keeps on three 
to four months. Blooms can be had through¬ 
out the year in the milder climates by making 
successive plantings about every two months. 
Very useful in the colder climates as a win¬ 
dow pot plant in the winter and out of doors 
in the spring and summer as soon as danger 
of heavy frosts is over. 
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