Emilia coccinea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names
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Read about Emilia coccinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Emilia coccinea (Emilia flammea, Cass. E. sagittata, DC. E. sonchifolia, Hort., not DC. E. sonchifolia, Linn., var. sagitl&ta, Clarke. Cacalia coccinea, Sims, B.M. 564. C. sonchifolia, Hort., not Linn. C. sagittata, Vahl. Senecio sagittatus, Hoffm.). Tassel-Flower. Flora's Paint-Brush. A neat annual, erect, 1-2 ft., glabrous or sparsely hairy, the long sts. terminated by clusters of small scarlet (golden yellow in the form called Cacalia lutea, Hort.) heads: Lvs. lance-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, clasping the St., remotely crenate-dentate: involucre-scales much shorter than the florets. Probably tropics of New World. G.M. 5:54—This much- named annual is one of the commonest garden fls. It is of the easiest cult. in any good soil. Blooms from July until frost, if sown as soon as weather is settled. Two species are sometimes recognized in this variable group,—E. sagittata, DC with involucre shorter than the fls., and E. sonchifolia, DC., involucre as long as the fls. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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