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Francoa >


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Francoa sonchifolia


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Chile
Cultivation
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Scientific Names

Francoaceae >

Francoa >

sonchifolia >



Read about Francoa sonchifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Francoa (Fr. Franco, Valencia, sixteenth century, promotor of botany). Saxifragaceae. It include only the species Francoa sonchifoliawp. Chilean perennial herb, with lyrate leaves and terminal dense racemes of white or pink flowers borne in summer, suitable for outdoor planting in mild climates.

Plants erect, scapose, the lvs. basal or nearly so. 2-3 ft. high, and in the N. could perhaps be wintered in a coldframe; glandular-pilose or tomentose; rhizome thick, many-headed: lvs. glandular-dentate; fls. 1 in. across, in racemes 6 in. long; floral parts in 4's rarely 5's; petals obovate, clawed; stamens 4; caps. coriaceous, elongated, 4-angled and 4-celled. CH


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