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Phygelius Aequalis
'' Phygelius aequalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to South Africa. It is a semi- evergreen shrub growing to tall and wide, with long panicles of pink flowers with crimson lobes and yellow throats. This species may be distinguished from the closely related ''Phygelius capensis'' by the fact that the flowers grow in a single plane along one side of the stem. The narrowly tubular flowers are up to in length. The common names Cape fuchsia and Cape figwort attach to both ''P. aequalis'' and ''P. capensis'', though they are not closely related to the true fuchsias, and "figwort" refers to several plants other than phygelius. ''Phygelius aequalis'' is valued as a garden plant with a particularly long flowering season throughout summer. Though a shrub, in cooler areas it grows as a perennial. It requires some winter protection. The cultivars 'Trewidden Pink' and 'Yellow Trumpet' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Harvey
William Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae. Biography Harvey was born at Summerville near Limerick, Ireland, in 1811, the youngest of 11 children. His father Joseph Massey Harvey, was a Quaker and prominent merchant. William started his education at Ballitore School in County Kildare and by the age of 15 had already established algae as his over-riding interest.Papenfuss, G.F. 1976. pp.21–46. Landmarks in Pacific North American Marine Phycology. ''in'' Abbott, I.A. and Hollenberg, G.J. 1976. ''Marine Algae of California''. Stanford University Press, California. After leaving school he joined the family business. Harvey was an authority on algae and bryophytes ( mosses), and author of ''A Manual of the British Algae'' (1841), ''Phycologia Britannica'' (4 vols., 1846–51), ''Nereis Boreali-Americana.'' (3 parts 1852–85) and '' Phycologia Australica'' (5 vol., 1858–63). He spent several y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
