Chenopodium purpurascens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Chenopodium purpurascens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Chenopodium purpurascens, Jacq. (C. Atriplicis, Linn. f.). Vigorous, erect, 3 ft., the young parts and lvs. covered attractively with a rose-violet or violet-purple crystalline pulverulence: lvs. spatulate or rhomboid or oval, obtuse, long-petioled, the lower ones sinuate-dentate and the upper lanceolate and entire: fls. small and numerous, in dense pyramidal leafy reddish clusters. China.—An old garden plant, seldom seen in this country; grown for its colored character in summer. There are different forms, one with variegated foliage. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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