Rupicola

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Rupicola in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rupicola (Greek rock and grower, presumably referring to its place of growth). Epacridaceae. Shrub: lvs. small, short-petioled: fls. solitary in the lf.-axils, borne on bracteate pedicels which are shorter than the fls.; calyx-lobes 5; corolla 5-cleft, with a very short tube and with spreading divisions which cover themselves in the bud in the form of a quincunx; ovary 5-celled, with numerous seeds.— One species, New S. Wales. The genus is closely allied to Epacris. R. sprengelioides, Maiden. Shrub 2 1/2 ft. high with twiggy branches: lvs. linear-lanceolate 2/3-1 in. long, rigid: fls. solitary, axillary, forming a raceme-like leafy infl. with a barren apex; corolla subrotate, almost 1/3in. across, milky white; segms. ovate. B.M. 8438. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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