Gentiana septemfida Pall.
Hardy perennial with lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, narrow to wide bell-shaped, spotted white inside, in terminal clusters. Variable with many forms. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This charming plant is a native of Caucasus: in 1804 we received seeds of it collected by Marshall Biebeostein, author of the Flora Taurico-Caucasica. […] We consider it as a very great acquisition to our gardens; as it is of easy culture, and flowers most abundantly in the month of June.’ [LBC no.89, 1817]. BM t.1229/1809. BM t.1410/1811.
History at Camden Park
Seed order to Hurst and McMullen, Seedsmen and Florists of London, on 8th April 1846. [MP A2933-1, p.132]. If Macarthur received the seed it is unlikely that he succeeded with it.
Notes
Published Feb 08, 2009 - 02:34 PM | Last updated Mar 03, 2010 - 08:44 AM
Gentiana septemfida Pall. | BM t.1229/1809 | BHL
| Family | Gentianaceae |
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| Region of origin | Western Asia to the Caucasus |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Gentiana septemfida |
| Confidence level | high |