Passiflora tuberosa Jacq.
A tuberous-rooted climber with two-lobed leaves and greenish-white flowers with purple and white corona. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Tuberosa is native of the West Indian Islands, and was introduced many years ago. The drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colville, in the King’s Road, Chelsea; where the plant flowers abundantly for a long time in succession, and proves a very desirable ornament for the hothouse.’ [BR f.432/1819].
‘The root is fleshy and yellow. The stem, which is slender, angular, and with few side branches, grows to the height of twenty feet. The painting on the leaves is observed to decrease toward the upper part of the plant, and at the top to disappear altogether.’ [LBC no.101/1818]. Introduced to Britain in 1784. [PD].
History at Camden Park
Desideratum to Loddiges’ Nursery on 6th January 1845 [MP A2933-2, p.28]. I have found no further records and it may never have been grown at Camden.
Notes
Published Jan 31, 2010 - 04:39 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 01:59 PM
Family | Passifloraceae |
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Region of origin | Carribean |
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Name in the Camden Park Record |
Passiflora punctata |
Confidence level | high |