Bellevalia latifolia

Bellevalia latifolia Feinbrun

History/Origin

Originally purchased as Bellevalia longistyla, these plants are much closer to the description given by Feinbrun for Bellevalia latifolia. (See first published).

Specifically Feinbrun notes the width of the leaves as ‘the broadest in the genus’. Also; white flower buds with green nerves, buds changing early to dusky brown, the long perigonium, and the light lilac anthers.

Bellevalia latifolia has been superseded by Bellevalia olivieri in POWO. I haven’t had the chance to read the direct description of this species yet. In ‘The bulbous plants of Turkey and Iran’ Bellevalia olivieri is described as a coarse species! As these are the most elegant plants in my collection I suspect there will be further amendments to this page!

First Published in

First published in Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 1: 369 (1939)

Plants of the world online ref:

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531816-1

Collection Notes

Supplier

Rare Plants Sep 2018

Description of supplier

The flower spike bears up to 25 blooms each held on a purplish stalk.. East bears a tubular flower in which the tube is purple whilst the spreading lobes are white with some fine green veining.