Francoa sonchifolia

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Chile

Cultivation

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Scientific Names
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Read about Francoa sonchifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Francoa (Fr. Franco, Valencia, sixteenth century, promotor of botany). Saxifragaceae. It include only the species Francoa sonchifolia^wp. Chilean perennial herb, with lyrate leaves and terminal dense racemes of white or pink flowers borne in summer, suitable for outdoor planting in mild climates. Plants erect, scapose, the lvs. basal or nearly so. 2-3 ft. high, and in the N. could perhaps be wintered in a coldframe; glandular-pilose or tomentose; rhizome thick, many-headed: lvs. glandular-dentate; fls. 1 in. across, in racemes 6 in. long; floral parts in 4's rarely 5's; petals obovate, clawed; stamens 4; caps. coriaceous, elongated, 4-angled and 4-celled. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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