Purple, Woodland Plants. Purple Shamrock, Oxitalis Triangularis 'Francis'. Francis Masson, Scottish Plant collector.
Rose/Mauve, Violet/Lavender Bloom ,Grown for foliage Smooth-Textured Other details This plant is suitable for growing indoors Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Soil pH requirements to (mildly acidic) to (neutral) Propagation Methods By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) Seed Collecting N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed Francis Masson (August 1741 – 23 December 1805) was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter. Masson was born in Aberdeen. In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks. He sailed with James Cook on HMS Resolution to South Africa, landing in October 1772. He stayed until 1775 and sent back to England over 500 plant species. In 1776 he went to Madeira, Canary Islands, the Azores and the Antilles. In 1783 he collected plants in Portugal and in January 1786 returned to South Africa, remaining until March 1795. Masson’s only book, Stapeliae Novae, on the South African succulents also known as "carrion-flowers" because of their smell, was published in 1796. Francis Masson, Scotish Plant collector.
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