05 Juli 2010

The Passage Of Tolmiea menziesii

Hen with chicks (Tolmiea menziesii), also called Lebendblatt, the only species of the genus Tolmiea in the family Saxifragaceae (Saxifragaceae) is.

Features

Hen and chicks is an evergreen perennial, herbaceous plant that forms a rhizome. The leaf blade is up to 10 inches long, heart-shaped, slightly lobed, 5-7, and often has Brutknospen. The inflorescence is grapey. The flowers are dorsiventral.

The axial cup is cut deep to the bottom. The top three sepals are blunt, the two lower pointed and smaller than the upper. The usually 4, rarely 5 pen are brown, thread-like and bent back.

Stamens are usually present three, rarely is only second The ovary consists of two carpels and is einfächrig. The pen is thready. The flowering period extends from May to June.

Occurrence

Hen with chicks in western North America before coming to river banks and in moist forests.

Use

Hen with chicks is dispersed as an ornamental plant for woodland groups, traffic lights, balconies and rooms used.

She's since at least 1812 in culture. The cultivar 'Taff's Gold' has bright green leaves, covered with white and yellow spots or points.


Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henne_mit_K%C3%BCken


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