Dais

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Dais in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dais (Greek, pine torch; application not obvious). Thymelaeaceae. Contains a woody plant that yields a strong fiber, and is also rarely cultivated for ornament, especially in Florida and southern California, and possibly in a few northern conservatories. Tender deciduous shrubs: Lvs. opposite, often crowded at the ends of branches: fls. in terminal heads; perianth- tube cylindrical, often curved; stamens 10, in a double aeries, the alternate ones shorter, upper or all exserted; style exserted. The plants are prop, with difficulty by cuttings of half-ripened wood. The single cult, species has lvs. resembling the smoke tree, or Cotinus, and bears long-stalked umbel-like heads of starry pink fls., with floral parts in 5's. The genus has 2 species, 1 from S. Afr. and 1 from Madagascar. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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