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incarvillea
Jun. 28th, 2024 07:14 amincarvillea (een-kar-VEEL-ee-uh) - n., any plant of the genus Incarvillea, native to China, some species of which are cultivated for their large, showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, esp. I. delavayi.
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That's an example of I. delavayi, sometimes called hardy gloxinia even though incarvilleas are bignonias, not gloxinias, example chosen because pretty even though typically they are in the pink spectrum instead of white. Named after 18th century French botanist and Jesuit missionary to China Pierre d'Incarville, who introduced them to Europe.
---L.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
That's an example of I. delavayi, sometimes called hardy gloxinia even though incarvilleas are bignonias, not gloxinias, example chosen because pretty even though typically they are in the pink spectrum instead of white. Named after 18th century French botanist and Jesuit missionary to China Pierre d'Incarville, who introduced them to Europe.
---L.
