Pleea
(named after Aug. Plee, 1787-1825, author of a work on the Flora of the Environs of Paris). ORD. Liliaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a hardy, perennial herb, with nodose, erect, Rush-like stems or rhizomes. It thrives in peat soil, and requires a moist situation; or it may be grown in pots, placed in pans of water. Propagation may be effected by seeds.
P. tenuifolia (slender-leaved). fl. white, greenish without, solitary between the bracts, pedicellate, erect, 1in. wide, disposed in simple racemes; perianth segments spreading. October. l., radical ones few, rather long, linear, erect, somewhat rigid, 6in. to 9in. long; cauline ones one or two, long-sheathed, smaller than the radical ones. Stem 2ft. high. South United States, 1824. (B. M. 1956.)