Alonsoa acutifolia


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Read about Alonsoa acutifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Alonsoa acutifolia, Ruiz & Pav. (A. myrtifolia, Roezl). Plant stout but bushy, 20-30 in.: lvs. broad-lanceolate, sharply simple-toothed: pedicels single, glandular hairy (as also the calyx) ; fls. larger than A. Warscewiczii, the limb or lip 3-4 times as long as the calyx; anthers long, several times exceeding the filaments; color of fls. cinnabar-red. Peru. Var. candida, Voss (A. albiflora, Hort.), fls. white. Grown as a garden annual, and also in pots for winter bloom.


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