Lithospermum gastonii

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Read about Lithospermum gastonii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lithospermum gastonii, Benth. Beautiful plant, rare in the Pyrenees: a dwarf leafy perennial, adapted to alpine gardens, appressed-hairy, the erect branches 4-10 in. high: lvs. to 3 in. long, spreading and recurved, ovate- lanceolate, taper-pointed: fls. few, deep blue with star- like white eye, crowded near tips of branches; corolla- tube short, the lobes broadly ovate, the throat pubescent; calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute. B.M. 5926. G.C. III. 47:212.—Said to like lime. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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