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Read about Asystasia bella in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Asystasia bella, Benth. & Hook. (Mackaya bella, Harv.). Glabrous, upright sub-shrub: Lvs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, spreading, short-stalked, sinuate-toothed: fls. lilac, 2 in. long, with a long tube below the flaring throat, the spreading segms. ovate-obtuse, disposed on one side of a raceme 5-8 in. long. S. Afr. B.M. 5797.—A beautiful plant, rarely seen, and thought to be difficult to manage; but it seems to flower readily in fall in our climate, if rested during the previous winter and brought on in the summer. Prop, by cuttings of firm wood in spring or summer. Young plants in small pots often bloom well. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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