Hedera colchica

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Read about Hedera colchica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hedera colchica, Koch (H. Raegneriana, Hort. H. coriacea, Hibberd). High-climbing: lvs. large, broadly ovate, cordate, almost entire, rarely slightly 3-lobed, bright green, of firm texture, those of flowering branches generally oblong-ovate: calyx-lobes triangular-ovate, conspicuous; calyx, pedicels and tips of young branches coated with golden yellow scales with about 20 or 25 rays: fr. black. Asia Minor, Caucasus, Persia. Gn. 25, p. 141; 34, p. 492. Gt. 11:360. Var. dentita, Hibberd (H. dentata, Hort.). Lvs. with remote small teeth, of somewhat thinner texture. G.M. 30:388; 54:318. Gn. 36, p. 7. Var. purpurea, Hibberd. Lvs. purplish. Var. arborescens, Koch. Not climbing, of upright shrubby habit. Gn. W. 20:467. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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