School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Lophospermum erubescens |
Pronunciation: | loe-foe-sper-mum er-yoo-BESS-kens |
Common Name: | creeping gloxinia |
Family Name: | Plantaginaceae |
Plant Type: | Annual, Vine or climber |
Key ID Features: | Leaves pubescent with petioles up to 6.5 cm long that wrap around structures to climb, blades triangular to heart-shaped, most 5 - 10 (-15) cm long by about 6 cm wide, margins toothed (each one may have a few smaller sharply pointed teeth); flowers with five petals, forming a tube about 5 - 6 cm long; fruit a round capsule. |
Course(s): | not used (off campus) |
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Propagation: | Seed, Softwood cuttings |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map |