Hovea

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Read about Hovea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hovea (probably A. P. Hove, Polish botanist). Syn. Poiretia. Leguminosae. Ornamental, unarmed or seldom thorny, greenhouse shrubs: lvs. alternate, simple, entire or prickly-toothed, glabrous above, often tomentose beneath; stipules setaceous, minute or none: fls. blue or purple, in axillary clusters or very short racemes or rarely solitary; upper lobes of calyx united into a broad, truncate upper up, the 3 lower ones much smaller, lanceolate; petals clawed; standard nearly orbicular, emarginate: pod sessile or stipitate, the valves at length entirely spreading. — Eleven species, confined to Austral. Best prop, by seeds sown in spring in well-drained pots of sandy peat and placed over a gentle bottom heat. When 2-3 in. high, the points should be pinched out to induce a bushy habit. After they are established, grow in a cool greenhouse with plenty of air. H. celsii, Bonpl. (H. elliptica, DC.). A tall shrub, sometimes 8-10 ft. high: lvs. ovate-elliptical to narrow-lanceolate: fls. blue, in clusters or short racemes, the pedicels often as long as or longer than the calyx. B.R. 280. B.M. 2005. L.B.C. 15: 1488. Gn. 59, p. 178, desc.; 75, p. 225. L. H. B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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