Details of genus: Rhexia L. [626]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Meadow beauty
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Melastomataceae
family_ja: ノボタン
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 10 species of bristly perennials, some tuberous, others woody-based, from swamps or moist meadows in E. North America. They have square stems and opposite, oblong to ovate-lance-shaped, almost stalkless leaves with entire, usually hairy to bristly margins. They are cultivated for their shallowly saucer-shaped flowers, each with a short tube, 4 widely parted petals, and 8 prominent stamens, borne singly or in terminal cymes in summer. Grow in a sheltered border, bog garden, or wild garden.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring; before planting out, grow seedlings on, in containers in a cold frame, for up to 2 years to obtain strong plants. Divide in spring.
pests_en: Susceptible to slug damage.
description_ja:
comment: N.America
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show |