Difference between revisions of "Gloxinia perennis"
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| − | + | Gloxinia perennis has a wide range in Central and South America. The plant is an herb with large nodding, purple, mint-scented flowers. It is sometimes known as "Canterbury Bells" (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name). It is cultivated in tropical regions and its original range is unknown. | |
==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 26 July 2010
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 15 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial, annual |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall |
| Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers, ground cover |
| USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple |
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Gloxinia perennis has a wide range in Central and South America. The plant is an herb with large nodding, purple, mint-scented flowers. It is sometimes known as "Canterbury Bells" (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name). It is cultivated in tropical regions and its original range is unknown.
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- w:Gloxinia perennis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Gloxinia perennis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
