Bolandra

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Bolandra is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains two species known as false coolworts. These are perennials with toothed leaves and inflorescences of curling, sharp-petalled flowers. They are both native to western North America.

Read about Bolandra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bolandra (H. N. Bolander, Californian botanist). Saxifragaceae. Two species of small W. American herbs offered for borders and wild gardens. Flowers purplish in lax corymbs; petals 5, inserted on the throat of the 5-lobed calyx ; stamens 5, alternate with petals. Delicate herbs, suitable for rockwork where there is a plentiful supply of moisture. The first-described species, B. californica. Gray, seems not to have been offered in the trade. It is a smaller species, less pubescent with smaller fls., the lower Lvs. round-reniform and 5-lobed: plant 3-12 in. high, the sts. weak and slender. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Species

Species:

• Bolandra californica - Sierra false coolwort
• Bolandra oregana - northern false coolwort

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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