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Oxypetalum caeruleum, Decne. Herbaceous, but more or less woody below, downy: Lvs. short-petioled, oblong, but cordate-hastate at the base: peduncles axillary from one of each pair of the upper Lvs., 3-4-fld.: corolla- lobes spreading: scales of the corona 5, erect, darker blue, fleshy, exserted, recurved and notched at the apex. B.M. 3630 (as Tweediea versicolor).—O. caeruleum is a tender twining plant from Argentina with changeable 5-lobcd fls. about an inch across. The fls. are said to be pale blue when they first open, then purplish, and when withered lilac. Not cult, in Amer., but apparently desirable for cult. here.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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