Moltkia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Moltkia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Moltkia (Count Joachim Gadske Moltke. Denmark, died 1818). Boraginaceae. About a half-dozen perennial cane-pubescent mostly cespitose herbs allied to Lithospermum, but having stamens exserted and different nutlets; S. Eu. and Asia. Fls. blue or yellow, racemose or in terminal cymes; corolla-tube more or less funnel-shaped, the broad throat naked or hairy, the 5 lobes obtuse, erect or nearly so (spreading in Lithospermum); stamens 5. Two or 3 of the species are used more or less in rock-gardens and as alpines. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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