Amsonia tabernaemontana

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Read about Amsonia tabernaemontana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amsonia tabernaemontana, Walt. (A. salicifolia, Pursh. A. Amsania, Brit. Tabernoemontàna Amsönia, Linn.). Glabrous or nearly so, 2-3 ft. : Lvs. willow-like, ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, alternate, short-petioled : fls. many, with lanceolate spreading lobes, succeeded by slender, milkweed-like follicles or pods 2-3 in. long. Holds its foliage late. Pa. to Fla. and Texas. B.M. 1873. L.B.C. 6:592. B.R. 151 (as A. latifolia). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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