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Schizanthus
Also called Butterfly Flowers, Fringeflowers, Poor Man's Orchids
Schizanthus is a genus of annual or biennial flowering plants from Chile and Argentina, grown for their orchid-like, spotted blooms. Most garden plants are hybrids such as Schizanthus × wisetonensis, and dwarf varieties suit gardens best.
Schizanthus , also called butterfly flower, fringeflower, poor-man's-orchid, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
They are annual or biennial herbaceous plants, with attractive flowers and they belong to the subfamily Schizanthoideae of the Solanaceae. The genus includes species native to Chile and Argentina, many species are adventitious in other parts of the world such as New Zealand and the United States.
Schizanthus species are cultivated in the horticulture trade and widely available as an ornamental plant for gardens.
The flowers of Schizanthus are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, and are delicately spotted and blotched like the smaller butterflies. The blooms on a well-grown plant are produced in such profusion as to completely cover it. For the garden the dwarfed varieties should be chosen as the tall sorts grow rather slender and crooked. The leaves are attractive with soft green, deeply cut and fern like that are often covered with fine hair.
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