Verbena x hybrida Barker’s ‘Saint Margaret’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘A light scarlet-crimson, the centre being very distinctly tinged with the beautiful violet displayed in the flowers of the Cactus speciosissimus. The trusses of bloom are large, as is also the individual flower, which is of good substance and excellent in form.’ [FC p.245/1847]. One of the first of the improved verbenas, with widened lobes, more appropriate for the show bench. [FC p.30/1849].
Horticultural & Botanical History
For information on the botanical and horticultural history of the Florists’ Verbena see Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm.
History at Camden Park
Plants sent from Veitch’s Nursery of Exeter to John Bidwill at Camden Park in 1849 included seven named Verbenas of which this plant is one. These were almost certainly among the many varieties listed in the Addendum of the 1850 catalogue. [A.63/1850].
Notes
Published Jan 30, 2009 - 05:22 PM | Last updated Aug 30, 2011 - 04:36 PM
| Family | Verbenaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably England |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Florists’ Verbena |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Verbena Barker’s ‘Saint Margaret’
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| Confidence level | high |