Helxine

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Helxine in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Helxine (from the Greek to tear, because the seeds catch on the clothes). Urticaceae. A small creeping herb with filamentous branches: lvs. alternate, small, entire, roundish: fls. monoecious, pistillate in the axils of the lower lvs., staminate in axils of upper. One species, H. soleirolii, Req., from Corsica and Sardinia. Sts. slender, reddish: lvs. bright green, cordate- reniform: fls. inconspicuous.—A good plant for the alpine garden, to be grown in moderate shade. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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