Camellia japonica ‘Insignis Alba’
A cultivar of Camellia japonica L. ‘Flowers large, three and a half inches in diameter, single, of a cherry red, No.3, six petals in the circumference, sometimes spotted with white; petaloid stamens, whitish, slightly striped, with a pale red.-Passable.’ [Berlèse Monography p.64/1838].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
History at Camden Park
Desideratum to Loddiges’ nursery on the 6th January 1845. Not recorded as received and there are no further records. [MP A2933-2, p.28]. Insignis alba is listed in the 1836 edition of Loddiges’ Nursery catalogue, a copy of which is held at Camden Park [CPA]. Here it is marked with an ‘x’, which elsewhere denotes common before or long introduced.
Notes
Published Jun 28, 2009 - 04:51 PM | Last updated Aug 10, 2011 - 05:21 PM
| Family | Theaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Camellia japonica insignis alba
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| Confidence level | high |