Otacanthus caeruleus – Brazilian Snapdragon Brazilian - TopicsExpress



          

Otacanthus caeruleus – Brazilian Snapdragon Brazilian Snapdragon may be naturalized on the eastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii. This ornamental garden plant is native to Brazil. Flower Color: Violet-blue to purple Height: To 4 feet (1.2 m) tall The flowers have a slender, 1 inch (2.5 cm) long floral tube and are zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) with fan-shaped upper and lower lips. The lower lip has a conspicuous white eye at the base. The leaves have depressed, pinnate veins and are green, opposite, sessile, finely toothed, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape. The stems are woody and brownish. Brazilian Snapdragons can be found growing in partly shady spots at the edge of disturbed moist and mesic forests. The leaves have a minty pine scent.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:50:43 +0000

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