Swertia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Swertia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Swertia (named for Emanuel Swert, a bulb-cultivator of Holland and author of "Florilegium," 1612). Also spelled Sweertia. Gentianaceae. Erect, simple or branched, perennial or annual herbs, some of which are hardy, others adapted to the greenhouse; mostly border or rock-garden plants. Leaves opposite, or radical in the perennial species, long-petioled, some of the cauline lvs. sometimes alternate: fls. blue, rarely yellow, arranged in racemose panicles or laxly corymbose; calyx 4-5-parted, segms. linear or lanceolate; corolla-tube very short, rotate, glandular-pitted, lobes 4-5, overlapping to the right; stamens 4-5; ovary 1-celled: caps. dehiscing by 2 valves at the sutures.—About 85 species, widely scattered about the world but mainly from S. Asia. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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