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Chlorophytum laxum

COMMON NAME

Bichetii Grass, False Lily Turf, Saint Bernard's Lily, Siam Lily and Wheat Plant

TYPE

Low Foliage

FAMILY

Asparagaceae

NOTES

Long slender arching leaves with white banding down the center or on the margins of the leaves.  The roots are fleshy and it has tiny 6-petaled white flowers that rarely appear.   It is often confused with Spider Plant (C. comomosum), but does not produce hanging plantlets.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

South Africa

NATIVE HABITAT

Not known

WEB SOURCES

plants.ces.ncsu.edu

nparks.gov.sg



Chlorophytum laxum