Sphacele

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sphacele in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sphacele (old Greek name). Labiatae. A score or more of shrubs or subshrubs, in Calif., Hawaii, and S. Amer., one or more of which has been listed for ornament, but apparently little known in cult. Fls. whitish to red or blue, in the axils of small bracts and forming verticillate racemes or spikes which may be simple or branched; calyx campanulate, about 10-nerved, enlarging in fr.; corolla-limb 4-parted, scarcely labiate; stamens 4, didynamous or nearly equal; style 2-lobed: nutlets ovoid, smooth. S. chamaedryoides, Briquet (S. campanulata, Benth.), from Chile, is mentioned abroad: 2-3 ft., shrubby: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, short-stalked, wrinkled: fls. pale blue, 1/2 – 2/3 in. long about 2 in a whorl. B.R. 1382. Coolhouse plant. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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