Rhodanthe humboldtiana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Helipterum humboldtianum, DC. (H. sanfordii, Hook. Roccardia humboldtiana, Voss). Fig. 1804. Annual (or cult, as such), erect or with a decumbent base, the sts. somewhat branching: lvs. (and sts.) white-tomentose, at least when young, linear or lance-linear, pointed, alternate: heads small, oblong, yellow, in a dense terminal corymb.. Austral. B.M. 5350. V. 3, p. 160. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.