Saint Bernard's Lily Chlorophytum laxum
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Chlorophytum bichetii
- Chlorophytum parviflorum
- Phonetic Spelling
- kloh-roh-FY-tum LAX-um
- Description
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Saint Bernard's Lily is a house plant with long slender archig leaves with white banding down the center or on the margins of the leaves. The roots are fleshy and it has tiny 6-petaled white flowers that rarely appear. It is often confused with Spider Plant (C. comomosum).
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bichetii'
green and white leaves, 10 inches tall, white star-like flowers - 'Zebra'
dark green leaves with white edges, shorter and narrower leaves
- 'Bichetii'
- 'Bichetii', 'Zebra'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bichetii'
green and white leaves, 10 inches tall, white star-like flowers - 'Zebra'
dark green leaves with white edges, shorter and narrower leaves
- 'Bichetii'
- 'Bichetii', 'Zebra'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chlorophytum
- Species:
- laxum
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Northeast tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Australia
- Distribution:
- Native to Borneo, Chad, China, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Oman, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, and Yemen.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Small, inconspicuous white 6-petaled flowers that rarely appear.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
