Microloma

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Microloma >

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Read about Microloma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Microloma (small fringe, referring to the hairs in the corolla-tube). Asclepidaceae. Slender-stemmed twining perennials, or sometimes dwarf little shrubs, little known in cult.: lvs. small, opposite: fls. mostly pink or red, in small subaxillary umbel-form cymes: 10 species in S. Afr. M. tenuifolium, Sehum., has a cluster of stout fleshy roots, partially herbaceous, glabrous St., linear revolute lvs., urn-shaped somewhat fleshy carmine-red corollas with tube 2 ½ in. long. B.M. 8248. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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