Tropaeolum minus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tropaeolum minus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tropaeolum minus, Linn. Fig. 3854. Dwarf annual, not climbing, smaller in all its parts than T. majus: lvs. orbicular-reniform, apiculate at the ends of the veins: petals narrow and apiculate at the apex, the lower intensely maculate. Peru. B.M. 98.—Very likely blended with T. majus by hybridization, in garden forms. T. pinnatum, Andr., is either a monstrosity of this species or more probably a hybrid between T. minus and T. peregrinum, having the lvs. somewhat peltate, with obtuse, unequal lobes: fls. pinnate; petals cuneate with the apex dentate. A garden form. Gt. 62, p. 279. The form known as bimaculatum, Hort., has red petioles and peduncles and the 2 upper petals bear a dark blood-red blotch. There is also a yellow form known as luteum, Hort. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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