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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Lobelia propinqua Hort. ex Loud.

Lobelia fulgens var. propinqua, said to be a hybrid between L. fulgens and L. splendens, is figured in Paxton’s Magazine of Botany.  [MB p.52/1835].  See Lobelia splendens Willd. var. fulgens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) S.Watson.

Horticultural & Botanical History

Today Lobelia fulgens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.is considered to be a form of Lobelia splendens Willd.  Lobelia propinqua is therefore also properly considered a form of Lobelia splendens.

History at Camden Park

Seed order to Hurst and McMullen, Seedsmen and Florists of London, on 8th April 1846.  [MP A2933-1, p.132]. 

Notes

Published Sep 30, 2009 - 04:55 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 11:40 AM

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Family Campanulaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, England
Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Lobelia propinqua 
Confidence level high