Petalostemum purpureum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Petalostemum purpureum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Petalostemum purpureum, Rydb. (Dalea purpurea, Vent. P. viola- ceum, Michx.). Violet Prairie Clover. Glabrous or slightly pubescent, erect, 1 1/2-3 ft. high, branching above: Ivs. short-petioled; Ifts. 3-5, narrowly linear, 1/4-3/4in. long, 1/2- 1 line wide, acute or mucronate at the apex, narrowed at the base, short-stalked: spikes peduncled, oblong to cylindric, 1/2-2 in. long, about 1/2in. thick; bracts above mucronate, nearly glabrous, nearly equaling the pubescent calyx corolla violet to purple, about 2 lines long; standard cordate, wings and keel oblong. Ind. to Sask. and Texas. B.M. 1707. B.B. 2(ed. 2):370. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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