Linum virginianum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Linum virginianum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Linum virginianum, Linn. (Cathartolinum virginianum, Reichb.). Perennial, producing suckers, 1-2 ft., glabrous, branched above: lvs. thin and deep green, elliptic-lanceolate to narrow-oblong or the lower spatulate, 1-nerved: fls. yellow, about ⅓ in. broad, scattered; sepals ovate, short-pointed, entire or nearly so; styles distinct: caps, depressed-globose, 10-celled. Maine to Ga. and Ala. — Offered as a good garden perennial. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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