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erinus

(ɪˈraɪnəs)
n
(Plants) any plant of the scrophulariaceous genus Erinus, native to S Africa and S Europe, esp E. alpinus, grown as a rock plant for its white, purple, or carmine flowers
[New Latin, from Greek erinos, an unidentified plant]
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For shade, combine blue lobelia (Lobelia erinus) with white and red impatiens; in sun, try a blue-spiked salvia with a compact red dahlia and white sweet alyssum.
ERINUS ALPINUS THIS fairy foxglove is a charming plant with spikes of pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
So it is primarily a realm of annual herbs and grasses (e.g., Anagallis arvensis, Campanula erinus, Castellia tuberculosa, Geranium mascatense, Misopates orontium and Spergula fallax) and larger, more deeply rooted shrubs, trees and tussock grasses (e.g., Dodonaea viscosa, Grewia tenax, Lycium shawii, Olea europaea, Pennisetum divisum and Ziziphus spina-christi).
Lobelia erinus is a perennial native of South Africa and has been bred and cultivated in Britain since the late 18th century.
Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora Impatiens Impatiens wallerana Lettuce Lactuca sativa Lobelia Lobelia erinus Oriental poppy Papaver orientalis Pentas Pentas lanceolata Petunia Petunia x hybrida Primula Primula spp.
villosa) Sweet alyssum Summer HF (Lobularia maritima) Dwarf alpine aster Summer HF (Aster alpinus) Wild bergamot Summer HF (Monarda fistulosa) Sulfur cinquefoil Summer and LB, HF, W (Potentilla recta early fall 'Warrenii') Dill * Summer LW, LB, HF, W (Anethum graveolens) English lavender Summer HF (Lavandula angustifolia) Fennel * Summer LW, LB, HF, W (Foeniculum vulgare) Edging lobelia Summer HF, W (Lobelia erinus) Masterwort Summer HF, W (Astrantia major) Purple poppy mallow Summer LW, HF, W (Callirhoe involucrata) Four-wing saltbush * Summer LW, LB, HF (Atriplex canescens) Spike speedwell Summer LB, HF (Veronica spicata) Orange stonecrop Summer HF, W (Sedum kamtschaticum) Stonecrops Summer HF (Sedum spurium and S.
(15) Fox Talbot was keen on climbers, planting forty-three in the court in 1829, and of plants such as verbascum and erinus which colonised Lacock's stone walls and grotto, giving it a 'shaggy', 'olde worlde' appearance.
Erinus alpinus, a delightful, tiny plant known as the fairy foxglove, with spikes of purple, pink or white lipped flowers on 5cm (2in) stems from early summer.
Herbaceous annuals such as: Ageratum (Ageratum houstonlanum) Wax Begonia (Begonia semperflorens) Coleus (Coleus species) Impatiens (Impatiens species) Lobelia (Lobelia erinus) Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum) Petunia (Petunia x hybrida) Salvia (Salvia species) Marigold (Tagetes patula) Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) 2.
en diez de las mieles etiquetadas como "azahar", asi como de los tipos Campanula erinus, Crataegus monogyna y la forma Liguliflorae en ocho.
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