Sinningia speciosa ‘Labiata’
A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, Gloxinia ‘Labiata’ was bred and sold by James Backhouse and Son, York Nurseries, who described it in an advertisement in The Gardeners' Chronicle: ‘lowest petal clouded all over with rose colour; the others white, rich blotch.’ [Gard. Chron. 1849].
Horticultural & Botanical History
No additional data.
History at Camden Park
First recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at Camden Park [CPA] and subsequently in the 1857 catalogue [B.188/1857].
Notes
Published Sep 06, 2009 - 03:42 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 02:52 PM
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gloxinia labiata |
| Confidence level | high |