Sarmienta

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sarmienta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sarmienta (named after Mart. Sarmiento, a Spanish botanist). Gesneriaceae. A glabrous shrub, creeping or clambering over trees and rocks, to be grown in a moist greenhouse: sts. slender: lvs. opposite, rather fleshy, entire or few-toothed: fls. red, peduncled at the axils, solitary; calyx free, 5-parted, segms. narrow; corolla-tube elongate, ventricose, limb slightly oblique, lobes 5, rounded, spreading; stamens 2, posterior perfect, 2 anterior staminodea; disk obsolete; ovary superior.—One species, Chile, S. repens, Ruiz & Pav. Sts. slender: lvs. rather small, somewhat fleshy: fls. scarlet, axillary and solitary; calyx 5-parted; corolla-lobes 5, rounded and spreading. Summer. G.C. III. 29:303. F.S. 16:1646. J.H. III. 47:413.—It is said that it does not always thrive very well in cult. and that it should be planted in soft peat mixed with sphagnum and charcoal and either in a small pan or orchid-basket. It likes plenty of water, shade from bright sunshine and a position near the glass in a moist house. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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