Codonopsis

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Read about Codonopsis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Codonopsis (Greek, bell-like, alluding to the shape of the flowers). Campanulaceae. Twining or decumbent perennials, more or less hardy in the open, with showy blue, whitish or greenish flowers. Herbs, with tuberous rhizomes: lvs. alternate or irregularly opposite, petiolate, mostly crenate: fls. axillary or terminal, stalked; calyx-tube hemispherical, the limb 5-parted and the lobes leafy; corolla-tube broadly tubular or bell-shaped, 5-parted (rarely 4- or 6-parted); stamens free, the filaments dilated at base; stigma 3-5-lobed: fr. a dry or somewhat fleshy 3-5-valved caps.—Eighteen or 20 species in Cent, and E. Asia. A few of the species may occur in choice border-collections; they need protection N. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Read about Codonopsis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
C. clecmatidea, Schr. Two to 3 ft., from mts. of Asia; one of the hardiest: lvs. ovate-acuminate, petioled: fls white tinged blue. Much like C. ovata.—C. convolvulacea, Kurz. Sts. thin and wiry: fls. bright blue, 1 in. across, numerous. Upper Burma.—C. lanceolata, Benth. & Hook. (Campanumaea lanceolata, Sieb. & Zucc.). Twining, 2-3 ft.: fls. hanging, greenish white and purple-veined, 1-2 in. long and 1 in. wide, in a short simple raceme: lvs. alternate, oblong-lanceolate, nearly or quite entire. Burma, China. F.S. 9:927.—C. Tangshen, Oliver. Climbing, with long thickened rhizome, the sts. slender and 2 ft. or more long: lvs. ovate or broad- lanceolate, toothed: fls. solitary, stalked, bell-shaped, 1½ in. long, greenish, spotted and striped purple inside. China. B.M. 8090. Root used in China as a tonic.—C. vinciflora, Fedde. Allied to C. convolvulacea: twining, slender: lvs. mostly opposite, ovate or oblong-acuminate, sinuate-dentate: fls. solitary, very long-peducled, rather small, rotate, and deeply parted, lilac. W. China.— C. viridiflora, Maxim. Small climber, free-flowering: fls. bell shaped, whitish green, gray and violet. E. Asia. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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