Asphodel

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Asphodel (Asphodelus) - Tuberous plants of the Lily order, with spiked flowers, and not of a high order of beauty, thriving in any free garden soil. The best known is the bold A. ramosus, a S. European species, familiar in most old herbaceous plant borders. Other kinds are A. fistulosus and tenuifolius, with white flowers, the plant growing from 11/2 to 3 feet high. The last-named kind has delicate feathery foliage. A. creticus, the Cretan Asphodel, has yellow flowers, and is an easily cultivated border plant.


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