Pardanthus
(from pardos, a leopard, and anthos, a flower; referring to the spotted flowers). ORD. Irideoe. A monotypic genus. The species is a hardy, tuberousrooted, herbaceous perennial; it requires a rich, sandyloam soil, and a sheltered situation in winter. Propagated, in spring, by seeds or by divisions.
P. chinensis (Chinese). fl. orange-coloured, spotted with purple-brown, nearly 2in. across; perianth segments equal, spreading, narrowed at the base; tube very short. June. l. equitant, ensiform. Stem erect, leafy. h. 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. China and Japan, 1823. See Fig. 32. (F. d. S. 1632; B. M. 171, under name of Ixia chinensis.) The genus Pardanthus is synonymous with Belamcanda, and the proper name of the plant here described is B. chinensis.