Lessertia frutescens

Lessertia frutescens subsp. var.	Balloon pea, Cape bladder pea, Duck plant
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sutherlandia frutescens, R. Br. Shrub, about 3 ft. high: lvs. with 9-11 pairs of lfts. and an odd one: fls. drooping and in the best variety 1 in. or more long, not pea-shaped: pod sometimes 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in., bladder-like. S. Afr. G.W. 14, p. 383. Var. communis, Harv., has lfts. glabrous above, elliptical or oblong: ovaries and pods glabrous. B.M. 181 (as Colutea frutescens). R.H. 1896, p. 206. Var. tomentosa, Harv. Lfts. shorter and broader, obovate or obcordate, silvery white on both sides: ovaries and pods hispid. Var. grandiflora, Hort. (S. floribunda, Carr., not Vilm.), has large red fls. and does not bloom until the second year. R.H. 1871:610. Var. alba, Hort. (S. floribunda, Vilm., not Carr.), has white fls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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