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IONOPSIDIUM
- Diamond flower
(Carpet plant)(Violet cress)
(From
io-the violet; violet-like, referring to the color of
the flowers)
Related
to Candytuft, lonopsidium acaule is one of the
most charming of the diminutive plants. It comes from
Portugal. The flowers are violet, small, but borne in
great numbers. The plants are not over 8 or 4 inches
tall but the flower stems are long. It may not have
a long season of bloom, but if the flowers are cut the
plants will send up another display.
UTILIZE.
The writer first saw this flower in a Columbus rock
garden and so bright and truly dainty was it, that he
had little rest until he had determined its name. It
serves well as a ground cover.
GENERAL.
It prefers rather moist and semi-shaded places. Sow
the seed where they are to grow, in May.
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