Gomphocarpus

Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub

Cultivation

Scientific Names
Asclepiadaceae >	Gomphocarpus >

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Read about Gomphocarpus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gomphocarpus (club-fruit). Asclepiadaceae. Perennial herbs, or subshrubs, of more than 100 species, mostly of the Old World, of which one has .been mentioned recently in horticultural literature abroad; very, closely allied to Asclepias, being distinguished mostly by the absence of crests or appendages on the hoods. G. textilis, Naudin, a warm-country species but nativity unknown, is a semi-woody plant 3 ft. high with slender branches: lvs. opposite, linear-lanceolate: fls. white, in terminal clusters, the lobes of the crown violet: fr. large, obliquely oval in outline, bladdery, pale green, long-hairy, to 4 in. long. —Described as a showy and worthy plant for the border. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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