Parochetus
| Origin: | ✈ | ? |
|---|
| Exposure: | ☼ | ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
|---|---|---|
| Water: | ◍ | ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
Read about Parochetus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
|
|---|
|
Parochetus (Greek, beside, and ditch or canal). Leguminosae. A half-hardy perennial trailer, with foliage like the shamrock, but with each of the 3 leaflets marked at the base with a handsome brown crescent: the pea-shaped flowers have a cobalt-blue standard and pink wings. It is desirable for hanging-baskets, pots and rockeries, and is said to bloom the year round. Parochetus is a genus of one species. It is allied to the clovers, sweet clover, mcdick, and rest-harrow, and differs from them in having a more acute keel, a 2-valved pod, and the leaflets not stalked. It is a native of Tropic. Asia and E. Africa, ascending the Himalayas from 4,000-13,000 ft. If seeds could be secured from the greatest altitude the plants might be hardy in the N. This plant was formerly offered by A. Blanc, of Philadelphia, under the name of shamrock-pea, or blue oxalis. It has recently been distributed by the USDA in an effort to give this attractive plant a place in American horticulture. CH
|
Cultivation
- Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Propagation
- Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Pests and diseases
- Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!
Species
Gallery
If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Parochetus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Parochetus QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
