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Tropaeolum
a genus of sometimes tuberous and frequently climbing perennial or annual herbaceous plants of the family Tropaeolaceae. The stems are succulent and branching. The alternate leaves are most often long-petioled, peltate, lobed, or palmatipartite. The axillary, solitary flowers are usually large, bisexual, zygomorphic, and spurred; they are yellow, orange, or red. There are five sepals; the corolla, which usually has five petals, is sometimes bilabiate. The fruit is a schizocarp and consists of three single-seeded carpels. There are approximately 80 species of Tropaeolum, distributed primarily in South America in forests and thickets from Peru to Colombia and Venezuela, mainly in the Andes. Most species are ornamentals. The best-known annual forms of Tropaeolum are hybrid varieties of the garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) and of a number of other species. These hybrids are united under the name of X T. cultorum. Tuberous species are raised in greenhouses; the tubers of some species are edible. The buds and immature fruits can be used like capers. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Byline: Graham Porter IF YOU have ever seen the perennial cup and saucer flower, Cobaea scandens, in its full summer glory or an old conifer covered in the scarlet red flowers of the Flame Creeper, Tropaeolum speciosum, you will know that the world of summer flowering garden climbers goes way beyond the limited vision of clematis and the climbing rose. Gladioli and other summer-flowering corms such as ixias and sparaxis, tubers of Tropaeolum tuberosum and half-hardy summer-flowering bulbs including tigridias and chincherinchees should be lifted in autumn, as soon as the foliage has been blackened by frost. Gladioli and other summer-flowering corms such as ixias and sparaxis, tubers of tropaeolum tuberosum and half-hardy summer-flowering bulbs including tigridias and chincherinchees, should be lifted in autumn when the foliage has been blackened by frost. |
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