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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Podachaenium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Podachaenium (Greek, foot and achene, alluding to the base of the achenes). Compositae. Tall shrubs, one of which in southern California is said to attain a height of 30 feet, cultivated chiefly for their large and fragrant leaves. Leaves opposite, large and angular-lobed: heads small, disposed in a broad corymbose panicle; fls. with white rays and yellow disk: achenes sparingly pilose.— Two or 3 species, Mex. to Colombia. The principal species of Podachaenium, P. eminens, is commonly cult, under the name of Ferdinanda, which is really the oldest generic name, but this name is also used for some species of Zaluzania. The distinguishing feature of Podachaenium is the shape of the achene, which is contracted at the base into a 2-winged stipe suggesting the shape of a foot. In the N. and in Eu., they are grown in the warmhouse, but they are quite hardy in the open in the S.—The fl.-heads are about 1 in. across, and about 20 or more hi terminal flat topped clusters, borne in winter and spring. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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