Cheiranthus

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Cheiranthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cheiranthus (derivation in dispute, but probably from Greek for hand and flower). Cruciferae. Flower- garden perennials, with large purple, brown, orange or yellow fragrant bloom. Leaves alternate, entire, on a strict or upright st.: lateral sepals sac-like at the base: valves of the pod with a strong mid- nerve. Much confounded with Matthiola, and the genera are not sufficiently distinct. In Cheiranthus, the lvs. are acute, hairs 2-parted and appressed, stigma more spreading, pod more flattened and seeds not thin- edged; and the fls. are prevailingly orange or yellow—Probably a score of species, in the Canary and Madeira Isls., Medit. region and E. and in N. Amer. The garden species are confused; a critical study may find that some of them belong to Erysimum or other genera. The genus hybridizes with Erysimum. C. annus, Hort. (syn. Matthiola ?), but early-blooming forms of C. Cheiri seem to pass under this name.―C. Menziesii. Benth. & Hook. (syn. Parrya ?). L.H.B. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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