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| − | '''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]]. | + | '''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]]. |
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| + | Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody. | ||
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| + | ==Cultivation== | ||
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| + | ===Propagation=== | ||
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| + | ===Pests and diseases=== | ||
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| + | ==Species== | ||
| + | contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): | ||
| + | * ''[[Blepharis attenuata]]'' [[Napper]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Blepharis crinita]]'' <small>[[Juss.]]</small> | ||
* ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]] | * ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]] | ||
| − | * ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'' | + | * ''[[Blepharis linariifolia]]'' [[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]] |
| − | <!-- | + | * ''[[Blepharis maderaspatensis]]'' ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Benjamin Heyne|B.Heyne]] ex [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]] |
| − | {{ | + | * ''[[Blepharis mitrata]]'' [[Charles Baron Clarke|C.B.Clarke]] |
| − | + | * ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'' [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]] | |
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | ||
| + | </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 --> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 10 February 2010
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!
Blepharis is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae.
Read about Blepharis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Blepharis attenuata Napper
- Blepharis crinita Juss.
- Blepharis dhofarensis, A.G.Mill.
- Blepharis linariifolia Pers.
- Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth
- Blepharis mitrata C.B.Clarke
- Blepharis spiculifolia Balf.f.
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Blepharis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Blepharis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
