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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.

Sinningia speciosa ‘Caulescens Major’

Presumably a cultivar of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern. I have found no specific description of caulescens major but see Sinningia speciosa ‘Caulescens’ and Sinningia speciosa ‘Caulescens Discolor’.

Horticultural & Botanical History

no additional data.

 

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.185/1850].  The Gardeners Chronicle reported that the Messrs. J. and W. McArthur exhibited at the Autumn show of the Australasian Botanical and Horticultural Society a very fine seedling Gloxinia called caulescens major [GC p.423/1849].  This suggests that it was raised by Macarthur, but it was in reality obtained from Kew Gardens, brought out from England by Captain P. P. King in 1849.  In the confirmatory list sent by Macarthur to King it is marked with an ‘o’, meaning new to the colony, but with a question mark next to the entry.  [ML A1980-3].  

Notes

Published Sep 04, 2009 - 05:21 PM | Last updated Aug 21, 2011 - 03:08 PM

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Family Gesneriaceae
Category
Region of origin

Probably garden origin, England
Synonyms
  • Gloxinia caulescens Lindl. var. major

 
Common Name

Gloxinia, Slipper gloxinia
Name in the Camden Park Record

Gloxinia caulescens major 
Confidence level medium