Anchusa

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Read about Anchusa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Anchusa (anchousa, a. paint for the skin). Boraginaceae. Alkanet. Hardy annual, biennial or perennial plants, with blue or purple fls. in panicled scorpioid racemes or sometimes in headlike clusters; the corolla trumpet-shaped and the throat closed by scales: Lvs. alternate, usually hairy.—Of easy cult. in sunny position except A. italica var. "Dropmore," which is best suited in partial shade. Prop, by seed generally, but old perennials may be root-divided in spring. A. Agardhii, Lehm. Lvs. linear. Siberia. Rare.—A. myosotidiflôra, Lehm. Lvs. large; radical ones long-petiolate, cordate-reniform; cauline ones sessile, oval. Siberia, Caucasus.—A. ochroleuca, Bieb. Perennial: 2 ft.: fls. yellowish white: Lvs. minutely strigose, lanceolate, ciliate. July, Aug.—A. sempervirens. Linn. Lvs. broadly ovate ; lower ones petiolate : racemes short, generally bracted at the base. Eu. Esteemed in France. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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