Mirabilis multiflora

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Read about Mirabilis multiflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mirabilis multiflora, Gray. Stout and tall (2-3 ft.), much-branched, somewhat pubescent or sometimes glabrous: lvs. rather thin, gray - green, lance- ovate to broad-ovate, more or less cordate, short stalked, acute or acuminate: involucre ½ in. long, stalked; fls. 6, with a tube often 2 in. long, rose to purple, the style and the 5 stamens protruded. Var pubescens, Wats. (M. Froebelii, Greene), is very pubescent throughout. The M. multiflora of B.M. 6266 is probably this variety. The species ranges from Colo, and Texas to S. Calif, and south. Little known in cult. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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