Heliophila

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Read about Heliophila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Heliophila(Greek, sun-loving; grows in the open country of the Cape). Cruciferae. This genus includes a blue-flowered half-hardy annual that grows mostly a few inches high and is sometimes advertised in catalogues of flower seeds. Heliophila contains about 80 species of annual and sub shrubby perennials, natives of S. Afr. The transversely twice-folded cotyledons are an important character of the genus: other important generic characters are pods sessile or pedicelled, 2-celled, 2-valved, dehiscent: seeds in a single row, often winged: racemes long and leafless, and fls. yellow, white, rosy or sky- blue: lvs. various. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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