Francis Masson - Legacy

Legacy

Masson discovered in excess of 1700 new species including:

  • Agapanthus inapertus, Drooping Agapanthus
  • Amaryllis belladonna, Belladonna Lily
  • Zantedeschia aethiopica, Arum Lily
  • Strelitzia reginae, Bird of Paradise Flower
  • Senecio cruenta, Cineraria
  • Protea cynaroides, King Protea
  • Kniphofia rooperi, Red Hot Poker
  • Trillium grandiflorum, Great White Trillium

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