Lobelia tupa

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Read about Lobelia tupa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lobelia tupa, Linn. (Tupa montana, Hort. T. Feuillei, Don. Lobelia Feuillei, Hort.). Very strong herb or subshrub (4-7 ft. tall), erect and mostly simple: lvs. oblong-oval, mostly acuminate, rugose, tomentose, denticulate: fls. in a long, terminal raceme, blood-red, 2 in. long, the hooded lip curving downwards and the column of stamens ascending; calyx-lobes short. Chile. B.M. 2550. G.C. III. 52:243. R.H. 1898, p. 189. G.W. 4, p. 139.—Cool greenhouse; hardy in southern states with protection. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Scientific Names

Read about Lobelia tupa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tupa (Peruvian name of the plants). Campanulaceae. Tall herbs with many-fld. terminal racemes: fls. usually red or yellow; corolla-lobes all incurved, cohering at the apex by day. About 8 species from Chile. Now considered a section of Lobelia. T. crassicaulis, Hook. Subshrub about 3 ft. high: st. erect, simple, stout: lvs. densely clustered at the top of the st., spreading, reflexed, lanceolate, or broad-lanceolate, acute, base attenuate to a short petiole, serrate, pubescent above, hoary-tomentose beneath: calyx-tube hemispherical, segms. spreading, acuminate; corolla yellow-orange (finally scarlet), tube laterally compressed, limb 2- lipped. Habitat uncertain. B.M. 4505. J.F. 1:107. This has never been transferred to Lobelia; it may be a Siphocampylus rather than a Lobelia. T. salicifolia, Don – Siphocampylus giganteus. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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