Diotis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Diotis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Diotis (two-eared, denoting the structure). Compositae. One cottony perennial on sea sands of Eu., sometimes planted in rock-gardens and for edgings. D. candidissima, Desf. (D. maritima, Smith). Cotton-weed. Usually less than 1 ft. high, has hard sts. almost woody at base, arising from a creeping root- stock: Lvs. alternate, oblong, entire or slightly toothed, about ½ in. long: fl.-heads nearly globular, ⅓in. across, in dense terminal clusters, in Aug. and Sept. It is readily prop, by seeds or cuttings. Diotis is closely allied to Achillea, being distinguished by the florets being all tubular and having 2 ears at the base of the corolla which persist and inclose the achene. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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