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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Eustoma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Eustoma (good mouth, alluding to the corolla). Gentianaceae. Two or 3 N. Americanlarge-fld. glaucous opposite-lvd. small herbs: fls. more or less paniculate, single on the peduncles, 5-merous or rarely 6-merous; calyx with narrow keeled lobes; corolla nearly campanulate, white, blue or purple, the lobes oblong or obovate, usually erose; stamens attached on the corolla-throat; ovary 1-celled; stigmas 2: caps, oval or oblong, many- seeded. E. selenifolium, Salisb. (E. exaltatum, Griseb.). Annual, but in S. Calif. said to be perennial, 9-15 in. erect: Lvs. oblong, glaucous-green: fls. light blue or purple, the corolla-lobes about or nearly 1 in. long, twice exceeding the tube. Fla. to Calif. Offered in Calif. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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