Dodecatheon hendersonii

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Dodecatheon Hendersonii, Gray. About a foot high, glabrous, deep green: lvs. small, obovate or elliptic, 1 in. or more long, narrowed to a short petiole: fls. rather few; calyx- lobes triangular, acuminate, twice exceeding the tube; corolla-lobes dark purple with a yellow base, the staminal tube dark purple; anthers oblong, obtuse, short- apiculate; connective-body deep purple: caps, ovoid, much exceeding the calyx, dehiscent by a circumscissile apex and splitting into 10 valves. Calif. to Wash. G. 33:391. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

1. REDIRECT Primula hendersonii