Sphaerocodon

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sphaerocodon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sphaerocodon (Greek, globe and bell, probably referring to the shape of the corolla). Asclepiadaceae. Perennial herbs with a woody or tuberous rootstock, suitable only for the warmhouse: sts. erect, not twining: lvs. opposite, short-petioled, elliptic or oblong: fls. moderate-sized, in pedunculate sublateral umbel-like cymes; calyx 5-parted; corolla campanulate or somewhat so, 5-lobed, the lobes overlapping and slightly twisted to the left in bud; crown of 5 small fleshy compressed tubercles or teeth; column arising from the base of the corolla; anthers without appendages: fr. unknown. — Five species from Trop. and S. Afr. S. obtusifolium, Benth. Rootstock woody: sts. several to a root, erect, 1-3 ft. high, branching only at the base: lvs. elliptic, usually very obtuse and apiculate, sometimes subacute: fls. in sublateral, 6-13-fld. umbel-like cymes, dark purple; sepals linear-lanceolate, acute; corolla broadly campanulate, 5-lobed to one-third of the way down or more. Trop. and S. Afr. B.M. 7925. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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