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Boea (name obscure, probably personal). Sometimes spelled Boea. Gesneriaceae. Allied to Streptocarpus, sometimes found in choice collections. Differs from Streptocarpus in having a short corolla-tube and a broadly campanulate fl., no disk, and very minor characters. Boeas are perennial herbs with ovate or oblique Lvs. radical or opposite on a very short st.: peduncles axillary or elongated leafless scapes, the fls. small or medium in size, blue.—Species 16-20 in E. Asia and to Austral, and Seychelles. B. Clarkeàna, Hemsl., from China, has been offered in the trade: Lvs. radical, roundish, strongly crenate, petioled, bronze- green above and maroon-red beneath: fls. 3-4 on each peduncle, clear azure-blue with a whitish spot.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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|genus=Boea
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
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{{Inc|
Boea (name obscure, probably personal). Sometimes spelled Boea. Gesneriaceae. Allied to Streptocarpus, sometimes found in choice collections. Differs from Streptocarpus in having a short corolla-tube and a broadly campanulate fl., no disk, and very minor characters. Boeas are perennial herbs with ovate or oblique Lvs. radical or opposite on a very short st.: peduncles axillary or elongated leafless scapes, the fls. small or medium in size, blue.—Species 16-20 in E. Asia and to Austral, and Seychelles. B. Clarkeàna, Hemsl., from China, has been offered in the trade: Lvs. radical, roundish, strongly crenate, petioled, bronze- green above and maroon-red beneath: fls. 3-4 on each peduncle, clear azure-blue with a whitish spot.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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