Dipcadi is a bulbous genus in the Hyacinthaceae family found in Africa, the Mediterranean, and India. Flowers are bell-shaped or tubular. J. Manning, P. Goldblatt & M.F. Fay in a "A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae", Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533-568 (2004) proposed sinking this genus along with Albuca, Galtonia, Neopatersonia, and Pseudogaltonia into Ornithogalum. This change seems to be accepted but you may still see plants under the old names.
Dipcadi serotinum syn. Ornithogalum serotinum, has a very small flower that appears at odd times in summer. The colors are all very "subtle," dull green and peach-tan. The seed is very easy to collect and sets in abundance. It is from southwest Europe and North Africa. Photo by Sheri Ann Richerson.
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