- Worsleya
Taxobox
name = "Worsleya rayneri"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Worsleya" illustration
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Amaryllidaceae
genus = "Worsleya"
species = "W. rayneri"
binomial = "Worsleya rayneri"
synonyms = *"Worsleya procera"The genus "Worsleya" contains only one species - "Worsleya rayneri". It's one of the largest (around 1.5 meters high) and rarest members in the "
Amaryllidaceae " family. "Worsleya" is atropical plant . This species is also known as "Worsleya procera" or The Empress of Brazil because its origin is inSouth America ,Brazil .It grows in very extreme and moist environments. Near
waterfalls on soil which is rich ofgranite (that's why sometimes it's considered aslithophyte ) and sunny places. However, it's very hard for cultivation. It has a plenty of needs, although it may surprises sometimes with great hardiness. It has many ornamental traits.The
plant has a largebulb which produces high stem with green bent down leaves. The "Worsleya" has really beautiful and spectacular blooms. They are large, lilac to blue colored with small freckles on them. The seeds which theplant produces are black and semicircular. The enthusiasts know that they has to be sowed inpumice or sometimes inSphagnum but in the second case the threat of decaying is bigger.
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