Virgilia oroboides (Bergius) Salter
Borderline frost-hardy, fast-growing shrub or small tree, usually with several main stems, pinnate leaves, to 20cm long, composed of up to 21 narrow leaflets, and racemes of up to 12, pea-like, fragrant, white, pink, crimson or purple flowers, to 2cm across, in spring and summer. To 9m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘This species varies much in the size of the leaflets; in some native specimens they are very narrow and small and seldom more than twelve-paired. It is a very handsome greenhouse shrub, native of the Cape of Good Hope. Propagated by cuttings.’ Introduced to Britain in 1767 by Thomas Cornwall. [BM t.1590/1813].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.1000/1850].
Notes
Published Dec 26, 2009 - 11:29 AM | Last updated Jul 21, 2010 - 02:37 PM
Virgilia oroboides (Bergius.) Salter | BM t.1590/1813 | BHL
| Family | Fabaceae |
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| Region of origin | South Africa |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Virgilia capensis |
| Confidence level | high |