Wigandia urens var. urens

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Wigandia kunthii, Choisy (W. urens, HBK., not Choisy). Very hispid subshrub, not golden pubescent, about 6-15 ft. high: lvs. doubly sharp-serrate, not white-tomentose: infl. not at all thyrsoid, but paniculate, very hispid, rarely pubescent or dirty tomentose: corolla violet, tube white: caps. slightly longer than the calyx, very densely hispid. Mex. to Honduras. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.