Fedia

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Fedia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Fedia (application doubtful). Valerianaceae. One glabrous branching annual of the Medit. region, sometimes grown as an ornamental and also as a salad plant. Lvs. entire or dentate: fls. red, small, in more or less dense terminal cymes; peduncles thick and fistular; corolla with an elongated tube and a 2-lipped limb, irregular at the base; stamens 2; style entire or 2-3-fid. F. Cornucopia?, DC. (Valeriana Cornucapiae, Linn.), a variable species, usually with purplish sts., grows 10-16 in. high: lvs. nearly all radical, oval-oblong, shining green. It is sometimes known as African valerian. The lvs. are eaten as salad, being related to corn-salad. The plant seems not to be in the American trade. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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