Hessea
(so called in honour of Paul Hesse, a botanical traveller). Including Imhofia. SYN. Periphanes. ORD. Amaryllideae. A genus comprising about four or five species of greenhouse bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope. Umbels many-flowered; scape solid. Leaves linear or subulate. For culture, see Strumaria.
H. crispa (curled).* fl. pink; umbels many-flowered; perianth segments wavy, flat. April to August. l. filiform, straight. h. 3in. 1790. (B. M. 1363, under name of Strumaria crispa.) H. filifolia (thread-leaved). fl. white; perianth segments acute. November. l. filiform. h. 6in. 1774. SYN. Imhofia filifolia. (B. R. 440, under name of Strumaria filifolia.) H. gemmata (twin). fl. pale yellow; perianth segments wavy, channelled; peduncles very long; scape flexuose. August. l. lanceolate, ciliate. h. 1ft. 1812. (B. M. 1620, under name of Strumaria gemmata.) H. stellaris (starry). fl. pink; perianth segments spreading alternately, bearding beneath the ends. October and November. l. linear-acute, entire. h. 6in. 1794. SYNS. Amaryllis stellaris, Strumaria stellaris.