Cerinthe

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cerinthe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cerinthe (Greek, keros, wax; anthos, flower: the ancients thought that the bees visited the flowers for wax). Boraginaceae. Annual or perennial herbs from Europe and Asia Minor, with alternate glaucous leaves and showy purple bracts. Calyx deeply divided, the tubular corolla with 5 very small reflexed lobes, usually differently colored from the tube. — About 6 species. The best species is C. retorta, which has a unique appearance in the garden, and is strongly recommended for more general cult. It is a hardy annual of easy cult. C. major, Linn. A showy annual 6-15 in. high: lvs. clasping the st., very rough and ciliate: fls. With showy bracts; the corolla yellow below, purplish at the top: fr. smooth, shining and brown-spotted. Medit. Region.B.M.333 Wilhelm Miller. N.Taylor. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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