Quesnelia arvensis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quesnelia arvensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quesnelia arvensis, Mez (Billbergia Quesneliana, Brongn. Q. cayennensis, Baker). Lvs. up to 21/2 ft. long, 1 1/2 ft. long, 1 1/2 in. wide, armed with stout upturned spines: spike dense, up to 8 in. long, many-fld., the bracts rounded at apex, usually entire; fls. up to 2 in. long; sepals webby below; petals blue above; stamens much shorter than petals. E. Brazil. B.H. 1882:46 (as Q. rufa). F.S. 10:1028. Gt. 1875:834. George V. Nash. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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