Verbena x hybrida ‘Mont Blanc’

A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena.  White. ‘Mont Blanc [is] adapted for late aurumnal bloom.’  ‘Preference is given to White perfection over Mont Blanc for its fragrance.’  William Woods [Gard. Chron. 1848].

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

In February 1849 William Macarthur wrote to James Backhouse: ‘I am desirous to obtain a good collection of the best Verbenas of different shades of colour and I have extracted from a descriptive list published in the Gardener’s Chronicle of 8 April ’48 (which appears to have been written by Mr Wood of Fishergate Nursery, York) – a number of names under the belief that they will supply the variety we require.’  [MP A2933-1, p.183].  There is no record that these plants were received but it seems likely that they were.  

Notes

Published Apr 24, 2009 - 02:30 PM | Last updated Aug 29, 2011 - 05:21 PM


More details about Verbena x hybrida ‘Mont Blanc’
Family Verbenaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, probably Belgium or France

Synonyms
Common Name

Florists’ Verbena

Name in the Camden Park Record

Verbena ‘Mont Blanc’

Confidence level high