Manettia cordifolia Mart. var. glabra
Frost tender, vigorous climber with lance-shaped leaves, to 8cm long, and tubular, brilliant red to deep orange flowers, to 5cm long, sometimes yellow-flushed at the lobes, borne singly or in leafy panicles from late winter to summer. To 4m. In the variety glabra the segments of the calyx are narrower than in the type. [RHSE, Hortus, Don].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This truly beautiful plant [Manettia cordifolia], raised from seed sent by Mr. Tweedie from Buenos Ayres, first showed flower in the stove of Mr. Neill’s garden, Canonmills, near Edinburgh, in August last [1832].’ [BM t.3202/1833]. FC p.122/1834. MB p.267/1835.
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.667/1857].
Notes
Published Feb 08, 2010 - 02:40 PM | Last updated Jul 31, 2010 - 03:00 PM
Manettia cordifolia Mart. var. glabra | BM t.3202/1833 | BHL
| Family | Rubiaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | South America |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Firecracker vine |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Manettia glabra |
| Confidence level | high |