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Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Wulfenia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Wulfenia (named for F. X. Wulfen, 1778-1825). Scrophulariaceae. Hardy perennial glabrous or slightly pilose herbs, suitable for the border or rock-garden. Leaves nearly radical, petioled, crenate: peduncles scape-like, simple: fls. racemose at the top of the scape or spicate, solitary at the axils of the bracts, nodding, blue; calyx 5-parted, segms. narrow; corolla-tube exserted, cylindrical, limb 4-lobed, erect-spreading; stamens 2: caps. acute, septicidally and loculicidally dehiscent, 4-valved.—About 8 species. Eu. and Asia. W. cordata, Greene- Synthyris reniformis. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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 Leaves nearly radical, petioled, crenate: peduncles scape-like, simple: fls. racemose at the top of the scape or spicate, solitary at the axils of the bracts, nodding, blue; calyx 5-parted, segms. narrow; corolla-tube exserted, cylindrical, limb 4-lobed, erect-spreading; stamens 2: caps. acute, septicidally and loculicidally dehiscent, 4-valved.—About 8 species. Eu. and Asia.
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