General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
Offsets
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Posted by
FleudeLisCanna (Tenterfield NSW Australia) on Dec 27, 2014 8:09 PM concerning plant:
C. 'Asia' was released in 1895 by Carl Sprenger of Dammon & Co., in Naples, Italy.
Incorrect synonyms: R. Wallace, Richard Wallace, Lemon Gem (which is a dwarf) & others.
Often mistaken/misnamed for either C. 'Austria' (also Carl Sprenger of Dammon & Co., in Naples, Italy) or C. 'Burbank' (Burbank, USA)
C. 'Asia' has blooms with a defined "cleft" in the lower "lip" (see my photo) and many of the blooms face upward rather than outwards. The foliage colour is more light green than bright green, and it clumps loosely as tillering is longer. The leaf habit is broader and droops outward roughly from the middle of each leaf, rather than growing directly upward and more erect.
The yellow blooms of C. 'Asia' do not "bleach out" as easily as C. 'Burbank' or C. 'Austria,' and I find them a "richer" yellow then either 'Austria' or 'Burbank.'
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