Petrea volubilis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Petrea volubilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Petrea volubilis, Jacq. Purple Wreath. Fig. 2878. Twining: lvs. 3-4 in. long, short-stalked, ovate, elliptic or oblong, acuminate or obtuse, entire or wavy: fls. blue, in terminal elongated racemes (7-8 in. long); calyx with a tube one-fourth to one-half as long as the pedicel, and in fr. one-third to one-fourth as long as the narrow lobes; corolla included in the calyx. Cuba to Brazil; a sha.vy plant. B.M. 628. G.C. III. 39:24, 25; 45:252; 51.287. J.H. III. 54:390. G. 29:192. H.F. 8:50. F.E. 23:582. F.C. 3:108. Gn. 12:40—The purple wreath is one of the most distinct and beautiful of tender climbers. The fls. are like a 5-pointed star of lilac with a violet in the middle. The fls. begin to open at the base of the raceme and the showy 5-pointed star is the calyx, whose sepals are colored like petals. The calyx spreads open while the corolla is still a round bud in the middle, and it remains after the corolla has fallen, so that the vine, at first glance, seems to bear two kinds of fls. The blooms appear hi March and April. It does not bloom freely in small plants; it probably has other drawbacks, for it has always been a rare plant in Eu., though enthusiastically commended. Offered in S. Calif. The fls. seem to vary considerably in color. Wilhelm Miller. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

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

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