Philogacanthus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Philogacanthus (Greek for flame, and acant-hus). Acanthaceae. Glasshouse plants grown for the ornamental flowers. Tall half-shrubby herbs with entire or somewhat toothed lvs.: fls. white, red or greenish in long terminal or short lateral spikes; calyx 5-parted: segms. linear, awnlike, acuminate; corolla-tube long, broad, curved: limb 2-lipped, upper lip erect, entire or 2-lobed: lower lip 3-parted; perfect stamens 2, inserted on the lower part of the tube; anthers with 2 parallel cells; ovary many- ovuled: caps, round or obtusely 4-angled.— Species 12-15, India, Malaya, to New Guinea. Several of the species have been more or less cult, at one tune or another. Used like the others of the family as decorative pot-plants in the greenhouse. They require a rather warm, damp atmosphere and a soil rich in humus. Prop, by cuttings or seeds. P. curviflorus, Nees. Shrub, 3-6 ft. high: lvs. large, elliptic, acute at both ends, toothed, glabrous: fls. yellowish, with an elongated corolla. Himalayas. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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