Michauxia campanuloides
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Michauxia campanuloides, L'Her. Lvs. lanceolate in outline; upper ones sessile, acute, almost clasping: calyx with reflexed appendages shorter than the lobes; stamens 8. Asia Minor. B.M. 219. G.C. III. 40:111. G.W. 11, p. 199; 15, p. 595.—It grows 4-5 ft. high, has irregularly toothed, bristly-hairy foliage and large curious drooping fls., white, tinged with purple, wheel-shaped at first, later the parts reflexed. The fl. is parted nearly to the base into 8-10 oblong segms. l½−2 in. long. This plant is a striking subject for the back of a hardy border. It is easily prop. by seeds (which should be fresh), and likes a well-enriched soil of a light character.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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