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Morisia
monanthos
- Cruciferae.
(The
name is commemorative of professor Moris of Turin).
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A
monotypic genus that comes from Corsica and Sardinia where
it grows in sandy conditions at sea level. It has
attractive, dark, glossy-green saw-toothed leaves and
bright yellow flowers, which appear from March-July.
Suited to a trough, scree, or raised bed in full sun, in a
well drained, sandy, but not too rich a soil. Morisia has
a long tap-root, and is not a long lived plant in
cultivation, and is best increased by root cuttings. |
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My specimen is overwintered in a cool greenhouse and moved
to an alpine frame for the summer to minimise soaking from
the Limavady rain. To date it has not set seed.
(However it has won a 'First' at the Show ! - Ed.)
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