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| name = ''Leontice'' | | name = ''Leontice'' | ||
| − | | common_names = | + | | common_names = Lion's Leap |
| − | | growth_habit = | + | | growth_habit = herbaceous |
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | | high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | ||
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | ||
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | | origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | ||
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | ||
| − | | lifespan = | + | | lifespan = perennial |
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | | exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | ||
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | | water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | ||
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| + | Leontice (Greek, lion's fool; referring to the shape of the leaf). Including Bongardia. Berberidaceae. Lion's Leap. Hardy herbaceous perennials, chiefly Asian, of low growth and distinct appearance. | ||
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| + | Tuberous: Leaves pinnate or pinnatisect, on the stem small or none: flowers yellow, racemose or in a somewhat dichotomous cyme; sepals petal-like, 3-9; petals 6, often reduced to small nectaries; stamens 6, free: carpel 1, becoming a bladdery nearly or quite indehiscent caps. Species perhaps a dozen, S. Eu. to Cent. Asia. Likely to be advertised with Dutch bulbs. These plants have a turnip-shaped corm or rhizome about 2 in. thick, and bear yellow flowers in early spring. Bongardia, now included in Leontice, has only one species. | ||
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Read about Leontice in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Leontice (Greek, lion's fool; referring to the shape of the leaf). Including Bongardia. Berberidaceae. Lion's Leap. Hardy herbaceous perennials, chiefly Asian, of low growth and distinct appearance. Tuberous: Leaves pinnate or pinnatisect, on the stem small or none: flowers yellow, racemose or in a somewhat dichotomous cyme; sepals petal-like, 3-9; petals 6, often reduced to small nectaries; stamens 6, free: carpel 1, becoming a bladdery nearly or quite indehiscent caps. Species perhaps a dozen, S. Eu. to Cent. Asia. Likely to be advertised with Dutch bulbs. These plants have a turnip-shaped corm or rhizome about 2 in. thick, and bear yellow flowers in early spring. Bongardia, now included in Leontice, has only one species.
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- Leontice QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
