Petrocoptis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Petrocoptis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Petrocoptis (Greek, equivalent to the Latin Saxifraga,—to break or cleft the rock: rooting in the clefts of rocks). Caryophyllaceae. Two or 3 perennials from the Pyrenees, sometimes used in alpine- and rock- gardening. Allied to Lychnis and sometimes united with it, differing in imbricated rather than convolute estivation and in bearded or woolly seeds. Perennials of small size with uncut petals and a corolla-crown, the lvs. mostly tufted or in a rosette: st.-lvs. opposite. P. pyrenaica, A. Br. (Lychnis pyrenaica, Berger). Three to 4 in. high from a fusiform root: lvs. glaucous- green, spatulate those on the st. cordate and sessile: fls. pale flesh-color or rose-color. about 1/2in. across, in forked clusters, the slender pedicels 1-fld.; petals shal- lowly notched at top, bearing 2 erect serrate scales. B.M. 3269. Var. 41ba, Hort., is listed as a beautiful and easily grown alpine, late blooming. P. Lagascae, Willk. (Lychnis Lagdscae, Hook. f.). Low and tufted, glabrous and glaucous, 2-4 in. high: st. densely distichous, leafy below: lowest lvs. linear and obtuse, middle ones ovate- lanceolate, subacute: fls. pale rose with white center, about 2/3in. acros, with 2 white acute scales at base, slightly notched at apex. B.M. 5746.—A charming Plant. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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