Calostemma purpureum R.Br. var. carneum (Lindl.) Benth.
For a description of the species see Calostemma purpureum. R.Br. The variety carneum has rather larger flowers than the species, variously described as pink, flesh-coloured, pale purple or white. [Baker Am.].
Horticultural & Botanical History
John Lindley considered that ‘it is evidently very near to Calostemma purpureum, a plant now lost to our gardens. The scape is about a foot high, tapering upwards, and is terminated by a spreading umbel of very numerous pretty rose-pink coloured flowers, of which the central ones are on much shorter pedicels.’ [OFG f.32/1854]. ‘This pretty bulb is a native of Australia, where it was found in April, 1836, by Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, on the summit of Goulburn range. […] Having been presented by its indefatigable discoverer, it flowered in a pit in the Chiswick garden in September last.’ [BR f.26/1840].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.62/1845]. We have no further information on its introduction to Camden Park.
Notes
Published Apr 06, 2009 - 01:32 PM | Last updated Jun 26, 2012 - 02:46 PM
Calostemma purpureum R.Br. var. carneum (Lindl.) Benth. | BR f.26/1840 | BHL
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Australia |
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| Common Name | Garland lily |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Calostemma carnea
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| Confidence level | high |