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Schizanthus

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Schizanthus 

(butterfly flower), a genus of annual herbaceous plants of the family Solanaceae. The leaves are usually pinnatisect. The flowers are in panicled inflorescences; the corolla is bilabiate with entire or dissected lobes. There are about 15 species, distributed in South America (Chile). Many species are ornamentals. S. pinnatus and its varieties and hybrids (which are collectively known as S. wisetonensis) are grown commercially for their variously colored flowers.
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Schizanthus Often listed as butterfly flower, fringe flower, and, perhaps most commonly, as poor man''s orchid, schizanthus is lovely enough to use in situations calling for a specimen planting.
Popular Plants You Can Profit from by Geri Mason / Home improvement and landscaping community
I have also been sowing some annuals that we will grow indoors - such as Schizanthus, known as poor man's orchids, will make colourful pot plants with ferny leaves to decorate the greenhouses in summer.
erddig with Glyn Smith by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Try schizanthus (poor man's orchid), which is a beauty and grows easily from seed sown now with heat.
Garden chores for the week by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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