Quamoclit

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quamoclit in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Quamoclit (Greek, a dwarf kidney bean). Including Calboa and Mina. Convolvulaceae. Annual, or in tropical regions some perennial twining vines; most of them of easy culture, of rapid growth, and with a profusion of small flowers. The genus differs from all other Con- volvulaceae by its axillary often 2- forked clusters of fls., the thickened pedicels of some species, the slender corolla-tube not expanding at the base, the limb of the corolla salverform or cup - shaped, sta- mens and style ex- serted and often declinate.—About 10 species. Q. pin- nata is the best- known species, often used to ad- vantage upon arbors, verandas, walls, or on screens in the conservatory. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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