Fuchsia Smith’s ‘Dalstonia’
Smith’s Fuchsia ‘Dalstonia’ was described in the Floricultural Cabinet, ‘New hybrid Fuchias – notices of new plants’, by Nathaniel Norman: ‘Sepals, tubular portion rose, divisions yellow and green, reflexed. Petals bright red. A very profuse bloomer.’ [FC p.213/1841].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Smith’s ‘Dalstonii’ was offered for sale by Smith’s of Hackney in The Gardener’s Chronicle [GC p.314/1843]. No description was given. Bred by Smith in 1841 and still available today.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.470/1850]. 'Transparens' and ‘Triumphans’ were also offered in the Gardener’s Chronicle advertisement. All three fuchsias first appear in the 1850 catalogue and it seems likely that they were introduced at the same time, possibly in response to this advertisement.
Notes
Published Aug 13, 2009 - 05:05 PM | Last updated Sep 05, 2011 - 02:08 PM
| Family | Onagraceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Fuchsia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Fuchsia Dalstoni |
| Confidence level | high |