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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Colea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Colea (Sir G. Lowry Cole, Governor of Mauritius). Bignoniaceae. Glabrous evergreen trees or shrubs of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles, members of which may occur in collections of warmhouse (or stove) plants. Lvs. opposite or verticillate, pinnate, with many entire lfts.: fls. medium-sized, yellow, white or rose-color in lax or dense cymes or fascicles; corolla funnelform, somewhat bilabiate, with 5 rounded spreading lobes; perfect stamens 4, didynamous.— Probably 15 species, but little known in cult. They thrive in a fibrous earth and prop, by means of mature shoots in sand over bottom-heat. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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