Alonsoa meridionalis

Read about Alonsoa meridionalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Alonsoa warscewiczii, Regel (A. incisifolia var. Warscewiczii, Boiss. A. grandiflora, Hort. A. compacta, Hort.). Fls. large, the plant herbaceous or nearly so and treated as a garden annual: lvs. cordate or cordate-lanceolate, double-toothed: calyx-lobes blunt; upper lobes of corolla 4—5 times as long as calyx, and anthers 3—4 times shorter than the crooked filaments, the fls. light cinnabar-red or scarlet-red (and a white variety). Peru.—Apparently the commonest alonsoa in gardens, 2-3 ft., readily grown from seeds as a half-hardy subject; July till autumn; useful also for winter bloom. Plant very bushy, with mostly reddish brown branches. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.