Sinningia speciosa ‘Madam Malibran’

A cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, ‘Madam Malibran’ was described in the Floricultural Cabinet as bright-rose with a violet throat, fine [FC p.135 and 150/1853].  It had earlier been advertised for sale in The Gardeners Chronicle [GC p.353/1851].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

 

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1857 catalogue [B.189/1857] but first recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at the Mitchell Library and inscribed on the front Wm. Macarthur, 23rd Dec. 1854.  [ML635.9m].

Notes

Published Sep 06, 2009 - 03:46 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 02:51 PM


More details about Sinningia speciosa ‘Madam Malibran’
Family Gesneriaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, probably Belgium or France

Synonyms
  • Gloxinia ‘Madam Malibran’ 

 

Common Name

Gloxinia

Name in the Camden Park Record

Gloxinia Madam Malibran 

Confidence level high