Oliveranthus

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Read about Oliveranthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Oliveranthus (Oliver's flower; named in compliment to G. W. Oliver, U. S. Dept. Agric.). Crassulaceae. A genus of 1 species, Mexican, separated from Cotyledon (or Echeveria), the fls. not strongly 5-angled, very large and solitary, at the ends of slender branches. O. elegans, Rose (Cotyledon elegans, N. E. Br. Oliverella elegans, Rose), is a caulescent and much-branched perennial, 12-20 in. high, with flat fleshy oblanceolate to spatulate Lvs. closely placed near the ends of the branches: corolla about 1 in. long, bright red with yellow tips, elongated and the lobes nearly free to the base: carpels 5, free. B.M. 7993. G.C. III. 44:275.— An attractive summer-blooming plant, with large fls. of good substance borne on rather slender branches. It does very well out-of-doors at Washington, in sandy soil- 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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