Difference between revisions of "Anchusa azurea"

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Anchusa italica, Retz. Perennial: height 3-5 ft.: Lvs. largest of the 3 species here contrasted, ovate-lanceolate, rough, shining; radical ones sometimes 2 ft. long: fls. bright blue. Medit. B.M. 2197. L.B.C. 14:1383 — If not allowed to go to seed, will bloom continuously from June to Sept. Commonest and perhaps best species. Var. Dropmore. Fig. 196. Three ft. : fls. purple, in loose heads. Best suited to partial shade. Var. superba, Hort., has very dark blue fls.
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Anchusa italica, Retz. Perennial: height 3-5 ft.: Lvs. largest of the 3 species here contrasted, ovate-lanceolate, rough, shining; radical ones sometimes 2 ft. long: fls. bright blue. Medit.— If not allowed to go to seed, will bloom continuously from June to Sept. Commonest and perhaps best species. Var. Dropmore. Fig. 196. Three ft. : fls. purple, in loose heads. Best suited to partial shade. Var. superba, Hort., has very dark blue fls.
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Anchusa italica, Retz. Perennial: height 3-5 ft.: Lvs. largest of the 3 species here contrasted, ovate-lanceolate, rough, shining; radical ones sometimes 2 ft. long: fls. bright blue. Medit.— If not allowed to go to seed, will bloom continuously from June to Sept. Commonest and perhaps best species. Var. Dropmore. Fig. 196. Three ft. : fls. purple, in loose heads. Best suited to partial shade. Var. superba, Hort., has very dark blue fls.


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