Phygelius

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Phygelius' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/phygelius/). Accessed 2025-01-14.

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Species in genus

Phygelius capensis

Glossary

calyx: (pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
corolla: The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
alternate: Attached singly along the axis not in pairs or whorls.
exserted: Protruding; pushed out.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Phygelius' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/phygelius/). Accessed 2025-01-14.

Native of South Africa and introduced about 1850, Phygelius capensis should prove hardy in western Europe, provided the soil is well drained. Orangery terrace of Meise Botanic Garden (Acc number 19971027–85), Belgium. 11 July 2016. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

A genus of two species of subshrubs, natives of S. Africa. Leaves opposite or the upper ones alternate. Flowers showy, on recurved stalks, in terminal panicles. Calyx with five lobes. Corolla-tube elongated, curved in P. capensis; limb with five rounded lobes. Stamens four, exserted.

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