Tropaeolum tricolor Sweet
Half-hardy, tuberous-rooted, perennial climber with very slender stems and spurred, vermilion, purple and yellow flowers from winter to summer. To 2m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This beautiful species flowered in the greenhouse of the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in March, 1832.’ [BM t.3169/1832]. ‘Than this, few plants possess more real interest; and it is as useful as it is interesting, for it continues to flower the whole season through.’ [Gardeners Chronicle’, 1855]. Introduced to Britain in 1828. [JD]. FC p.122/1834. MB p.123/1835. FS f.368-369/1848.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.440/1845].
Notes
See also the Essay ‘Raising Tropaeolum tricolor from seed’.
Tropaeolum tricolor Lindl. (1837) = Tropaeolum dicolorum Sweet
Published Jan 22, 2009 - 12:05 PM | Last updated Aug 01, 2010 - 02:58 PM
Tropaeolum tricolor Sweet | BM t.3169/1832 | BHL
| Family | Tropaeoleaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Chile |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Tropaeolum tricolorum |
| Confidence level | high |