Difference between revisions of "Gloxinia perennis"

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|genus=Gloxinia
 
|genus=Gloxinia
 
|species=perennis
 
|species=perennis
|common_name=Canterbury Bells
 
|habit=herbaceous
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
 
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial, annual
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|lifespan=perennial
 
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|features=flowers, ground cover
 
|features=flowers, ground cover
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall
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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
 
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|flowers=blue, purple
 
|flowers=blue, purple

Latest revision as of 08:49, 29 July 2010


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Plant Characteristics
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
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Features: flowers, ground cover
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

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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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