オオツルボは小さな蕾が密集し、下から上へ、外から内へと順に開花。青色の花冠と黄色の葯は星の形の燭台に１つずつ火を灯したようです。
Cuban lily is densely packed with small buds and blooms from bottom to top and from outside to inside. The blue corolla and the yellow anthers seem to have lit a star-shaped candlestick one by one.
【仮名】オオツルボ, シラー・ペルビアナ
【和名】大蔓穂
【英名】Cuban Lily, Peruvian Lily
【学名】Scilla peruviana
【誕生】02/ 27, 03/ 13, 03/ 15, 05/ 30, 05/ 31, 06/ 07
【開花】04, 05, 06月
【花色】White, Violet, Blue
オオツルボ
オオツルボの分類
オオツルボはキジカクシ科ツルボ属の多年草。原産地はイベリア半島、イタリア、北西アフリカなどの地中海沿岸。草原や林縁、草地や路傍などに自生しています。科名は分類体系により、以前のユリ科から変更。属名もラテン語の読み方によってシラー属、スキラ属とも呼ばれます。
オオツルボの名前
オオツルボの学名の由来は、スペイン南部の自生種が17世紀に英国へ持ち込まれた際、船の名前が偶然「ペルー」だったため。英名もペルーのほか「キューバ」に因んだ名前があるものの、中南米では自生していません。園芸名も標準和名より「シラー・ペルビアナ」のほうが一般的。
オオツルボの花
オオツルボは葉と葉の間から花茎が立ち上がります。先端は小さな蕾が密集して楕円形。それが下から上へ、外から内へと順に開花し、傘のような形に変わります。小さな花は花被片が６枚、雄しべが６本。青色の花冠と黄色の葯は、星の形の燭台に、１つずつ、火を灯したようです。
オオツルボの葉
オオツルボの葉はツヤがあり、幅のある線形で肉厚。地中の球根から直に葉が伸びる根生葉です。梅雨に入ると地上部の葉は枯れて休眠。苦手な夏の暑さを地下の球根でやり過ごし、秋に再び葉を伸ばします。病害虫に強く、冬の厳しい寒さも平気。放っておいても分球で増殖します。
Cuban Lily
Classification of cuban lily
Cuban lily is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Scilla of the Asparagus family. The place of origin is the Mediterranean coast such as the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Northwest Africa. It grows naturally in grasslands, forest edges, pasture and roadsides. The family name has changed from the previous lily family due to the classification system. The genus name is also called Scilla by Japanese, depending on how it is read in Latin.
The name of cuban lily
The scientific name of cuban lily comes from the fact that the name of the ship happened to be “Peru” when a native species of southern Spain was brought to England in the 17th century. Although the English name is also known as “Cuba” in addition to Peru, it does not grow naturally in Central and South America. As for the gardening name, “Schiller Peruviana” is more common than the standard Japanese name.
Cuban lily flower
The flower stalk of cuban lily rises between the leaves. The tip is oval with dense small buds. It blooms from bottom to top and from outside to inside, transforming into an umbrella-like shape. The small flowers have 6 perianths and 6 stamens. The blue corolla and the yellow anthers seem to light the star-shaped candlesticks one by one.
Cuban lily leaves
The leaves of cuban lily are glossy, wide, linear and thick. It is a basal leaf whose leaves grow directly from the bulbs in the ground. In the rainy season, the leaves on the ground wither and dormant. Overcome the heat of summer with the bulbs in the basement, and grow the leaves again in autumn. It is resistant to pests and can withstand the harsh cold of winter. Even if left alone, it will multiply in the spheroid.
