Pedicularis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pedicularis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pedicularis (from Latin for louse; application not evident). Scrophulariaceae. Louse Wort. Herbs, mostly perennial, sometimes planted in grounds for the showy spikes of flowers and often finely cut foliage. Mostly erect,only seldom annual or beinnial: lvs. alternate or whorled (sometimes opposite), rarely sub- opposite, 1 to many times pinnately divided, rarely merely dentate: fls. purplish, red, rose-color to white, in spring and summer, borne mostly in a terminal bracted spike; calyx anteriorly cut, variously 2-5- toothed, sometimes also posteriorly; corolla 2-lipped, the upper one (or galea) with or without a long beak, the tube cylindrical; stamens 4, didynamous: caps, ovate or lanceolate, oblique; seeds usually few.—There are about 250 species of Pedicularis in many parts of the northern hemisphere (a few S. American), many of them arctic and alpine. Thirty to 40 are native in the U. S., and the genus has a large extension in Asia. They are little known as garden plants, not being really domesticated. Some of them are adaptable to banks and borders, and others to rock-gardens and alpine work; some are swamp plants. They are likely not to persist long without renewal, as they appear to be partially parasitic and may require a particular host plant. Prop, by seeds and division. The following American species are perennial. P. curvipes, Hook. f. Sts. 1 ft. long, very slender and curving: lvs. far apart, 1 in. or less long. pinnatifid, the lobes 3 or 4 pairs and incised: fls. rose-colored, axillary, long-pedicelled, the stalks recurving in fr. Himalaya, 10,000 ft. B.M. 7735.—P. foliosa. Linn. Sts. simple, 1-3 ft.: lvs. pinnatifid, the segms. lanceolate and toothed: fls. cream-color, in a dense spike; galea very blunt. Eu. Gn. 62, p. 97.—P. mollis, Wall. Annual, 2-3 ft., strict: lvs. all on the St., ovate or oblong, pinnatifid, the segms. linear and crenate or pinnatifid: fls. dark pinkish purple, in strict spikes 6-16 in. long. Himalaya, Thibet, 10,000-14,000 ft. B.M. 4599. J.F. 2:166.— P. Sceptrum-Carolinum, Linn. St. few-lvd., 3—4 ft.: lvs. pinnatifid, the lobes ovate and crenulate: fls. golden yellow, 1 in. long, in an interrupted spike, the lower lip tinged red. Eu. G.C. III. 40:385. —P.siphonantha, Don. Sts. 1 ft. high or less, erect or ascending: lvs. raaical, linear-oblong, pinnatifid: fls. red or pink, axillary and in terminal racemes, the corolla-tube 1-6 times as long as calyx. Afghanistan to Thibet. 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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References

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

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