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  • False Aloe (Manfreda virginica)

False Aloe (Manfreda virginica)

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Perennial with a large basal rosette of soft, fleshy, flattened, sword-shaped leaves.

Flowers in a loose spike atop a long, leafless stalk; greenish yellow, to 1 inch long, tubular, 3-lobed, tepals fused at the bases, stamens protruding.

Fragrance like Easter lilies. Blooms June–August, sometimes to October.

Leaves in a basal rosette, fleshy, dark green, sometimes with reddish-purple markings, lanceolate, pointed, with fine teeth along margins.

Fruit a round capsule.

Height: flower stalk to 6 feet; leaves 2–16 inches long.

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