Fuchsia Banks’ ‘Glory’
‘First Class Certificates were awarded to Mr. Smith for 2 seedling Fuchsias, Glory (Banks’); a fine variety, with scarlet tube and sepals well reflexed, of good substance, corolla violet purple, smooth and even on the edge and stout.’ Report of the National Floricultural Society summer show. [Gard. Chron. June 19th, 1852].
Horticultural & Botanical History
George Smith of Islington placed a large advertisement in The Gardeners Chronicle [Gard. Chron. 1853] extolling the virtues of the Fuchsia ‘Glory’ sold by him but bred by Banks, quoting in part from the Gardener’s Journal: ‘Mr. Smith’s Fuchsia ‘Glory’ (Banks’) we have previously discussed, and which we may now safely pronounce as a first rate variety; it is of good habit, the sepals elegantly reflex, and the corolla is like a roll of deep purple violet.’ [Gardener’s Journal, June 12th, 1852].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in an addendum to the 1857 catalogue [A.37/1857].
Notes
The Floricultural Cabinet describes Banks’ ‘Glory’ as ‘tube and sepals white, crimson-lake corolla’ which is somewhat at odds with other descriptions. [FC p.108/1853].
Published Jan 31, 2009 - 05:42 PM | Last updated Nov 27, 2011 - 02:19 PM
Fuchsia Banks’ ‘Glory’ with Henderson’s ‘Duchess of Lancaster’ | Florist and Fruitist p.257/1852 | BHL. ‘Glory’ is the dark coloured flower.
| Family | Onagraceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Fuchsia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Fuchsia Bank’s glory
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| Confidence level | high |
