Niedzwedzkia
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
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Niedzwedzkia is a single species genus named for the Russian botanist Vladislav Niedzwiecki. Niedzwedzkia semiretschenskia is a rare perennial flower endemic to dry, rocky hillsides in Kazakhstan, placed on the IUCN Red List in 1997. [1] [2] The plant is sometimes treated as Incarvillea, but has winged capsules and septifragal dehiscence.
Description
The plant has numerous wiry upright stems growing to a height of 45 cm from a sub-shrub base. The leaves are deeply incised with linear lobes. The orange-pink tubular flowers are 6 cm long by 4 cm across. The fruits are 5 cm long and feature six very wavy wings.[3] Ploidy 2n = 22. [4]
Cultivation
The plant demands well drained dry soil in a warm position exposed to full sun; it is hardy to -15° Celsius.[3]
Accessions
References
- The New Plantsman Incarvillea semiretschenskia (Fedtsch.) Grierson Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 23:350 (1961)
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