Cerinthe retorta

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cerinthe retorta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cerinthe retorta, Sibth. & Smith. Honeywort. Fig. 885. Height 1½-2 ft.: lvs. glaucous, often spotted white or red; lower lvs. obovate-spatulate; upper lvs. amplexicaul, with 2 round ears, on the flowering branches gradually becoming smaller and closer together until they pass into purple bracts, which form the chief attractive feature of the plant: fls. when full-blown protruded beyond the bracts; corolla tubular-club-shaped, yellow, tipped purple, with 5 small, spreading teeth: frs. smooth but not shining. Greece. B.M. 5264. Gn. 41:212. For a garden review of the other honeyworts, see Gn. 41, p. 212. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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