Dipladenia splendens

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Dipladenia splendens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Dipladenia splendens, DC. (Echites splendens, Hook.). Fig. 1275. St. glabrous, the branches terete: Lvs. subsessile, 4-8 in. long, elliptic-acuminate, cordate at the base, wavy, pubescent, especially beneath, veins elevated, numerous: racemes axillary, longer than the lvs., 4-6-fld.; calyx-lobes red-tipped, awl-shaped, as long as the cylindrical part of the corolla-tube, which is half the length of the funnel-shaped portion; limb flat, 4 in. across, the lobes rotund, subacute, almost as long as the tube; corolla-tube 1½ in. long, white outside, lobes rosy, throat deeper, almost purple. Brazil. B.M. 3976. F.S. 1:34 shows a yellow-throated form. Var. profusa, Rod. (D. profusa, Hort.) (has larger and brighter rosy fls., lined with yellow inside, the outside of the tube rosy except at the base, which is yellow. J.H. III. 57:277. I.H. 30:491.—Intro, by B. S. Williams. D. amabilis, Hort., is said to be a hybrid of D. crassinoda and D. splendens. Lvs. short-stalked, oblong, acute: fls. rosy crimson, 4-5 in. across; corolla-lobes very round and stiff. Gn. 51, p. 227. G. 12:89;14:461. I.H. 27:396. shows a 12-fld. raceme with exceptionally bright red fls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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