Kuhnia

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Cultivation

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Read about Kuhnia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Kuhnia. (Dr. Adam Kuhn, an early botanist of Philadelphia). Compositae. American herbs, closely allied to Eupatorium, seldom planted in the wild garden or border. Perennials, with mostly alternate resinous- dotted lvs., and small whitish or purplish heads in late summer and autumn. From Eupatorium, Kuhnia differs in having 10-angled or -costate achenes rather than 5-costate. Species perhaps 4 or 5, Atlantic U. S. to Texas and Mex. E. eupatorioides, Linn., is the species most likely to appear in cult, grounds: 2-3 ft., erect: lvs. ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or linear, the uppermost usually entire but others usually few-toothed and sometimes short-petioled: heads of white fls. cymose-clustered. Dry places, N. J. to Dak. and S.; very variable. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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