Browallia speciosa

Browallia speciosa subsp. var.	Bush Violet, Amethyst Flower
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Browallia speciosa is a blue-violet annual flowering plant also called the Amethyst Flower or Bush Violet. It is much used as a garden ornamental.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Browallia speciosa, Hook. Lvs. sometimes opposite, sometimes alternate: fls. much larger than in B. grandiflora, all solitary, axillary; peduncle shorter than the Lvs.; corolla-tube thrice as long as the calyx, and abruptly swollen at the top beneath the limb; limb of 5 ovate, striated, dark purple segms., pale lilac beneath. Columbia. —There are blue-, violet- and white-fld. varieties. Var. major, Hort., has violet fls. 2 in. across. B. giganta, Hort., is a florists' variety, with very deep blue fls. and long-blooming habit. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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