10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPE PRIMROSE»
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California Master Gardener Handbook
Plant Scientific name Common name white anthurium Madagascar jasmine bird
of paradise Cape primrose Cape primrose arrowhead plant piggyback plant
snowflake plant bridal vei unicorn root king of the bromeliads wandering jew
zephyr ...
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
English: Cape primrose Southern Africa: iYeza lehashe (Xhosa) T. erecta (Benth.
) Anderson (Meyenia erecta Benth.) English: king's mantle, bush clock vine T.
fragrans Roxb. English: white thunbergia, sweet clock vine Japan: yahazu-kazura
...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Gardening in Your Greenhouse
CAPE PRIMROSE (Streptocarpus) The Latin name of this plant, which many use,
sounds like a disease, which may be the reason why this African violet relative,
which for my money is prettier, more interesting, and easier to grow than its ...
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
... capensis cape pondlily (E) see Aponogeton distachyus cape pondweed (E)
see Aponogeton distachyus cape primrose, wendland (E) see Streptocarpus
wendlanoii cape red-shouldered starling (E) see Lamprotornis nitens cape
sparrow (E) ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins
... wild rice canary-grass candle-tree candlewood candy carrot candytuft cane
palm Canterbury-bell Cape chestnut Cape oowslip Cape gooseberry Cape
honeysuckle Cape jasmine Cape marigold Cape pondweed Cape primrose
Cape stock ...
Archibald William Smith, 1963
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Flora of New South Wales
... 2:310 Cape Honeysuckle 3:538 Cape Ivy 3:298 Cape Marigold 3:315 Cape
Pond Lily 4:11 Cape Primrose 3:550 Cape Tulip, 4:121 One-leaved 4:120 Two-
leaved 4:120 Cape Waterlily 1:151 Caper Spurge 1:424 Caper White Butterfly 1:
455 ...
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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of ...
STREPTOCARPUS (Strepto-cirpus)— Cape- Primrose. As is true of many genera
of the gesneria family Gesneriaceae, the genus Streptocarpus attracted greatly
increased attention from gardeners from the middle of the twentieth century on.
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... butterwort cabbage rose cactus calceolaria calendula camellia camomile
campanula campion candytuft canna lily Canterbury bell Cape primrose
carnation catmint cattleya ceanothus celandine centaury chaffweed chervil
chickweed chicory ...
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The Propagation Specialist: The Essential Guide to Raising ...
Cape Primrose See Streptocarpus x hybridus. Caraway See Carum com. Cast
Iron Plant See Aspidistra elatior. Catmint See Nepeto x faassenii. Cedar See
Cedrus. Chandelier Plant See Kalanchoe delagoensis. Checkerbloom See
Sidalcea ...
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Pollination and Floral Ecology
Strelitzia (bird of paradise flower, crane flower), 348, 349 Streptocarpus (cape
primrose, African primrose), 67, 109 Strongylodon (jade vine, emerald creeper),
375 Struthiola, 333 Stylidium (triggerplant), 77, 164, 472 Symphonia, 222, 374 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPE PRIMROSE»
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Cape primrose is used in the context of the following news items.
25th Annual Cancer Survivors Day celebrated in Torrington
TORRINGTON >> The 25th Annual Cancer Survivors Day was celebrated with live music, cape primrose giveaways and an inspirational talk on ... «Torrington Register Citizen, Jun 15»
How to make the most of house plants
For east- or west-facing windows Streptocarpus (cape primrose) – these come from the wooded ravines and valleys of the Drakensberg ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Houseplants to the rescue!
Another of my favorites is streptocarpus or Cape Primrose. Streptocarpus isn't a primrose but is named for the similarity of the puckered leaves ... «Albany Times Union, Jan 15»
Gardeners' Question Time
Q. The leaves of my Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose) are growing to a size that is out of proportion with the plant. What is happening? «BBC News, Nov 14»
Deck the house with beautiful but little-known Cape primrose and …
Also known as the Cape primrose, they mainly originate from mountainous regions of South Africa. The first streptocarpus to be brought to ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
Brandies: Gesneriads are cousins of the African violets
I once had a Streptocarpus or cape primrose that bloomed indoors in the winter even in our much-heated house in Iowa. These will grow near ... «Tbo.com, Feb 14»
The African violet fan club
... plant (aeschynanthus), goldfish plant (nematanthus), cape primrose (streptocarpus), flame violet (episcia), and cupid's Bower (achimenes). «OCRegister, Oct 13»
A glimpse at gesneriads, family of the African violet
Another of my favorite gesneriads is the cape primrose. During the '80s and early '90s it was a very popular houseplant. It would come in a ... «Auburn Citizen, Nov 12»
Violets in view: New York African Violet Society takes annual show …
Aside from African violets, the gesneriaceae plant family includes temple bells, goldfish plants, flaming violets and cape primrose, Garbarino ... «Auburn Citizen, Oct 12»
Why hybrid aloes are a good bet
British hybridisers have transformed our indigenous Cape primrose (Streptocarpus) and David Austin crossed old world cabbagey roses with ... «Independent Online, Jul 12»
