The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Dictyanthus

(from diktyon, network, and anthos, a flower; alluding to the markings on the corolla). SYNS. Rytidoloma, Tympananthe. ORD. Asclepiadeae. Pretty stove climbers. Besides the one described below, there are three other species not yet introduced to cultivation. All are natives of Mexico. For culture, see Passiflora.

D. Pavonii (Pavon's). fl., corolla whitish, spotted, elegantly veined. September. l. opposite, cordate. h. 10ft. 1854. (B. M. 4750.)

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