Herbaceous Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is poorly defined. Annuals and perennial herbs were included here. This is retained but Annuals are also separately identified.
Verbena canadensis (L.) Britt.
Half-hardy perennial with rooting lower stem nodes, pinnatifid leaves, to 9cm long, and terminal inflorescences of purple or lilac flowers in summer. To 30cm. [RHSD, Hortus].
Verbena phlogiflora Chan.
Half-hardy, erect or spreading, branching perennial with lance-shaped leaves and terminal spikes of purple, lilac, red or blue flowers in summer. [RHSD, Hortus].
Verbena teucrioides Gillies & Hook.
A parent of many hybrids Verbena teucrioides has small, 3-segmented leaves, to 2.5cm, and white to lilac flowers. [RHSD].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Atrosanguinea’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Dark velvety red, with pale eye, a compact grower and profuse bloomer, with a remarkably fine truss of flowers. Height 9 inches.’ W. P. Ayres. [GC Oct. 11th, 1845]. ‘Atrosanguinea - or Victory – [has] unequalled large heads of rich crimson [and is] adapted for late autumnal bloom.’ ‘Atrosanguinea’ was included in Wood’s list of rich-coloured varieties. Woods [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Beauty of Bath’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Beauty of Bath [has a] remarkably clean and bright carmine tint.’ William Woods [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Beauty Supreme’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Lively pinkish salmon colour, perhaps the finest variety in cultivation for cutting, but of loose straggling habit. Height 2 feet.’ W. P. Ayres. [Gard. Chron. Oct. 11th, 1845]. ‘Beauty Supreme’ was included in Wood’s list of ‘rich-coloured varieties.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Boule de Feu’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. Scarlet.
Verbena x hybrida ‘Coronet’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. Dark rose. ‘Coronet’ was included in Wood’s list of ‘rich-coloured varieties.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Excelsa’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Deep reddish rose, a fine kind, with a profusion of large trusses. Height 12 to 18 inches.’ W. P. Ayres. [Gard. Chron. Oct. 11th, 1845]. ‘Excelsa’ was included in Wood’s list of rich-coloured varieties. [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Favourite’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. There were probably several varieties of bedding verbena called ‘Favourite’. The variety listed by Woods, and probably the plant purchased by Macarthur, was described as having a clear pink salmon flower. [Gard. Chron. 1848]. Mary Conway of the Earl’s Court Nursery, Old Brompton, advertised a verbena ‘Favourite’ with a dark purple flower with a white eye. [Gard. Chron. 1850].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Gem of the West’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Fine crimson, large truss, free bloomer, good show flower.’ James Manley. [Gard. Chron. 1847]. Described as salmon shaded with rich rose by Woods, a verbena called ‘Gem of the West’ was included in his list of ‘rich-coloured varieties.’ It is probably the same flower, differences in colour descriptions being common, although not usually as marked as this. ‘Gem of the West is conspicuous for its fine, large truss of bloom.’ William Woods [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Imperatrice Josephine’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘This very pretty variety of dwarf habit, not exceeding 4ins in height and bearing a succession of bright lavender flowers striped with white, [is] well adapted for edging or small beds.’ Youll & Co. advertisement. [Gard. Chron. 1857]. ‘Imperatrice Josephine’ was included in Wood’s list of rich-coloured varieties. ‘Imperatrice Josephine [is an] interesting approach to a lively blue.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘La Villagoise’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. I have found no description.
Verbena x hybrida ‘Lilac Perfection’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. Lilac in colour, nothing more is known.
Verbena x hybrida ‘Louis Phillippe’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘A trifle darker than Stewartii [this being dark velvety purple], and of dwarf trailing habit, with strong foliage. Height 9 inches.’ W. P. Ayres. [GC Oct. 11th, 1845]. ‘Louis Phillippe’ was included in Wood’s list of rich-coloured varieties. [Gard. Chron. 1848].
