Parochetus

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Parochetus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Parochetus (Greek, beside, and ditch or canal). Leguminosae. A half-hardy perennial trailer, with foliage like the shamrock, but with each of the 3 leaflets marked at the base with a handsome brown crescent: the pea-shaped flowers have a cobalt-blue standard and pink wings. It is desirable for hanging-baskets, pots and rockeries, and is said to bloom the year round. Parochetus is a genus of one species. It is allied to the clovers, sweet clover, mcdick, and rest-harrow, and differs from them in having a more acute keel, a 2-valved pod, and the leaflets not stalked. It is a native of Tropic. Asia and E. Africa, ascending the Himalayas from 4,000-13,000 ft. If seeds could be secured from the greatest altitude the plants might be hardy in the N. This plant was formerly offered by A. Blanc, of Philadelphia, under the name of shamrock-pea, or blue oxalis. It has recently been distributed by the USDA in an effort to give this attractive plant a place in American horticulture. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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