Coeleus Blumei

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Coeleus Blumei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Coeleus Blumei, Benth. (C. Verschaffeltii, Lem. C. scutellariodes var. Blumei, Miq.). This species, founded on cult, plants in Java, is probably to be regarded, as now understood, as an assemblage or combination of species. The horticultural forms are perhaps derived in part (as suggested by Briquet and by Koorders) from C. laciniatus, C. bicolor, and others; and perhaps they are to be considered also in connection with C. atropurpureus, Benth., of Malaysia, and its relatives. The entire garden material needs to be worked over in comparison with authentic native oriental specimens. Portraits of C. Blumei of botanical interest are: B.M. 4754. I.H. 27:3-7; 35: 46; 39:164. F.S. 22:228778. A soft perennial herb or sub-shrub, growing 2-3 ft. high, little branched: lvs. ovate, narrowed or broad at base and long-acuminate, sharply and nearly regularly toothed, variously colored with yellow, dull red and purplish. An extreme form of this is var. Ver schaffeltii, Lem., Fig. 1030, which is more robust and branchy, the lvs. more brilliantly colored, acute but not acuminate, truncate or even cordate at base, and irregularly cut-dentate, with rounded teeth, giving the margin a crispy effect (I. H. 8:293). In some forms, the lvs. are laciniate. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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