Rothmannia whitfieldii (Lindl.) Dandy
Frost-tender shrub with leaves in whorls of 3, and creamy-white, pendular, trumpet-like, fragrant flowers, up to 7.5cm in diameter. To 2m. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
It was first recorded as flowering at Kew Gardens in 1847 although it may have flowered a year earlier. [Gard. Chron. 1848]. FC p.231/1848. A photograph of flowers and leaves appears in Teysmannia vol.28, p.450/1917.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.512/1850]. It may have been obtained from the London Horticultural Society or Kew Gardens. It was included among desiderata in a letter to John Lindley dated 15th February 1848 [MP A2933-1, p.157] and to Kew at about the same time [MP A2933-1, p.165] but was not marked ‘arrived’. It was requested again of Kew on 1st February, 1849 [MP A2933-1, p.177] and of John Lindley on the same date [MP A2933-1, p.182a]. Gardenia maliflora was also included among these desiderata.
Notes
Published Feb 08, 2010 - 10:46 AM | Last updated Feb 08, 2010 - 10:50 AM
Family | Rubiaceae |
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Category | |
Region of origin | Sierra Leone |
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Common Name | |
Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gardenia Whitfieldii |
Confidence level | high |