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Commemorative
Named for Francisco Franco, 16thC physician in the University of Seville, Physician to the King of Portugal, from Valencia. Born in Xativa, wrote on the medicinal use of snow and on contagious diseases. Authored: 'Tractado de la nieve y del uso della' (1569); 'De Peste' (?date); 'Libro de las enfermades contagiosas y la preservacion de ellas' (1568)
Henry Oakeley, July 2017
Geographical distribution
- Southern America, Southern South America, Chile Central
- Southern America, Southern South America, Chile South
Francoa appendiculata var. sonchifolia (Cav.) Rolfe 'Pink Bouquet'
Family: FRANCOACEAEGenus: Francoa
Species: appendiculata
Variety: sonchifolia (Cav.) Rolfe
Cultivar: 'Pink Bouquet'
Common names: Wedding flower
Distribution summary: Chile
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Shady rocks, dry, mountains
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Southern Hemisphere Wolfson bed (N)
Flowering months: June, July
Reason for growing: Commemorative