Ixiolirion
(from Ixia, and Leirion, a Lily; Ixia-like Lily). SYN. Kolpakowskia. ORD. Amaryllideae. A genus of two species of elegant half-hardy bulbous plant, with loose racemes of large trumpet-shaped flowers, and narrow, grass-like leaves. Probably the two species here mentioned are simply forms of one. They thrive best in an open, dry, sunny, and well-drained border, and the most suitable soil is a light loamy one. If cultivated outside, the protection of a handlight is needful, when commencing growth, in spring. The bulbs may be carefully lifted in the autumn, and stored away in a dry place. I. Kolpakowskianum (Kolpakowski's). fl. blue or white; perianth trumpet-shaped, with a long, slender tube, and six narrow-acute segments. Summer. l. linear. h. 1ft. Lake Sairan, 1878. SYN. Kolpakowskia ixiolirioides. (R. G. 953.) I. montanum (mountain). A synonym of I. tataricum.
I. Pallasi (Pallas's). A synonym of I. tataricum brachyantherum. I. tataricum (Tartar). fl. blue; segments more or less spreading or recurved; inflorescence sometimes paniculate. June. l. broadly linear. h. 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. Central Asia, &c., 1844. SYN. I. montanum. (B. R. 1844, 66.) I. t. brachyantherum (short-stamened). fl. beautiful deep blue, 2in. in diameter; umbel terminal. Summer. l. linear-lanceolate. Stem erect. h. 1 1/2ft. 1874. SYN. l. Pallasi. (R. G. 910.) I. t. Ledebourii (Ledebour's). This differs from the type principally in the curvature of the anthers after flowering. Central Asia, 1880. (R. G. 1014.)