Calceolaria integrifolia

Calceolaria integrifolia, the bush slipperwort,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Calceolaria and native to Argentina and Chile.[2]

Calceolaria integrifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Calceolariaceae
Genus: Calceolaria
Species:
C. integrifolia
Binomial name
Calceolaria integrifolia

Calceolaria integrifolia grows to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall. Its leaves are highly veined, slightly sticky, and have a puckered texture. The flowers are yellow and grow in clusters. The plant flowers from spring to the autumn.[2]

In cultivation in the UK, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] It requires a sheltered, frost-free position in sun or partial shade.

References
  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  3. "Calceolaria integrifolia". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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