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Morina longifolia

 
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Morina longifolia - Long-leaved Whorl-flower, Whorlflower
Image: Stirton, Charles - NBGW
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Common name: Long-leaved Whorl-flower, Whorlflower
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Distribution: Himalaya to Pakistan, Tibet
Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form: Evergreen perennial • Bytholwyrdd lluosflwydd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Morina (mor-IN-uh): Named for Louis Morin (1636-1715), French botanist.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: longifolia (lon-jee-FOH-lee-uh): Long leaves.
Description: Forms a compact rosette of spiny-margined, lance-shaped, glossy leaves to 30 centimetres long, with white flowers 3 centimetres long opening in mid summer, soon ageing to pink, then crimson.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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