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
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably Belgium or France |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Gloxinia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gloxinia Madam Malibran |
| Confidence level | high |