Anisotes

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Anisotes in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Anisotes (Greek, unlikeness). Acanthaceae. Broad-leaved shrubs of about 4 Arabian and African species, one of which has been intro. to cult. recently. Fls. in short axillary clusters;-sepals 5, nearly free; corolla 2-lipped, in shades of red; stamens 2, the filaments long and glabrous: fr. a caps. A. diversifolius, Balf., from the Isl. of Socotra, is an erect nearly glabrous shrub less than 2 ft. high: Lvs. elliptic-ovate or obovate, 2 in. or less long, flame-colored or yellow, tubular and 2-lipped, the lips curved. B.M. 8219.—Warm greenhouse, blooming spring and summer. Requires the treatment given to Justicia and Jacobinia. Prop. easily by cuttings. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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