Littonia modesta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Littonia modesta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Littonia modesta, Hook. Slender and simple, either short and suberect or long and climbing or sarmentose: lvs. ovate to linear, produced into a tendril at the tip, the middle ones whorled and the upper ones opposite or alternate: fls. solitary in the upper axils,- on slender pedicels; perianth-segms. provided with a small oblong nectary, partially closed by a ciliated scale on each side; style 3-cut. S. Afr. B.M. 4723. G.C. III. 36:183. Var. Keitii, Hort., is an improved form, with larger and more abundant fls., the sts. longer, branched, and distinctly sarmentose. These plants require the cultural treatment of gloriosa. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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