Polygala chamaebuxus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Polygala chamaebuxus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Polygala Chamaebuxus, Linn. Box-leaved Milkwort. Evergreen trailer: upper lvs. lanceolate or elliptical, mucronate; lower Ivs. smaller, obovate: peduncles axillary and terminal, about 2-fld. ; fls. as many as 10 on a stalk, typically yellow, more or less reddish toward the end of the keel; stamens united only at the base. April-June. Eu., low heaths and woods to highest Alps. L.B.C. 6:593. B.M. 316 (wings white: petals white at base, yellow or red at tip). Var. grandiflora, Gaudin (var. purpurea, Neilr), has purple wings, set off by yellow petals. Gn. 13:36; 30: 148 (charming: wings rosy pink). ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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