Liliaceoe
A genus comprising eight species of greenhouse perennials, with fibrous roots, confined to Australia. Flowers white or pink, in terminal, pedunculate or sessile heads, with imbricated scarious bracts; perianth persistent, but not twisted, of six segments. Leaves narrow-linear or subulate, in radical or terminal tufts, dilated at base into scarious, sheathing appendages, which are often produced into bristles. Stems short and tufted, or elongated, branched, and diffuse. The species require a compost of loam and peat. Propagated by divisions. L. gracilis and L. grandiflora are probably the only species introduced.
L. gracilis (slender). fl. pink, very shortly pedicellate, or almost sessile; heads small, on slender peduncles of several inches. June. l. crowded at bases and ends of branches, the short, broad, sheathing bases imbricate, with a few woolly hairs on their margins; the blades filiform, erect or spreading, 1/2in. to 1in. long. Stems slender, branched, forming loose tufts of 1ft. or more. 1824.
L. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. one, two, or three within each bract; outer segments of perianth often very white; outer empty bracts scarious, with brown centres; peduncles 6in. to 10in. long. June. l. crowded, 1in. to 2in. long, the scarious sheaths terminating in long fringed bristles. Stems tufted when old, densely and shortly branched.