Templetonia

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Read about Templetonia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Templetonia (J. Templeton, botanist of Belfast, early part of 19th century). Leguminosae. Coral Bush. Shrubs or rarely subshrubs, cult. in the greenhouse abroad and hardy outdoors in the extreme S., where they may be used as ornamentals. Lvs. alternate, simple, entire or reduced to minute scales; stipules small or none: fls. red, yellow, or purple, axillary, solitary or 2 or 3 together; calyx 5-lobed, lobes unequal; standard orbicular or obovate, usually reflexed; wings narrow; keel as long as the standard or shorter; stamens all united in a sheath open on the upper side; ovary sessile or stipitate: pod sessile or stipitate, much flattened, ovate-oblong or linear, completely dehiscent.— About 8 species, Austral. Said to do best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. Prop. by cuttings. CH


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