Loasa
The flowers are both beautiful and curiously formed, but theplants have a stinging property. They grow well in any loamy soil, and are easily increased by seed sown in spring. Flowers are produced in...
are easily increased by seed sown in spring. Flowers are produced in
June and July. Height, 2 ft. Besides the annuals there is a half-hardy
climber, L. Aurantiaca, bearing orange-coloured flowers, and attaining
the height of 10 or 12 ft.
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