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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.

Tritonia Hendersonii Hort.

An umidentified species or hybrid of Tritonia or a related genus.

Horticultural & Botanical History

Probably a garden form originating from Henderson’s Pine Apple Place Nursery, London. 

History at Camden Park

Handwritten in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at the Mitchell Library, Sydney, inscribed on the front cover in Macarthur’s hand, Wm. Macarthur, 23rd Dec. 1854.  [ML 635.9m].

Notes

This plant is not Triteleia hendersonii Greene, a North American species in the family Alliaceae described in 1888.

Published Nov 18, 2009 - 02:52 PM | Last updated Jul 25, 2010 - 03:09 PM

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Family Iridaceae
Category
Region of origin

Probably of garden origin
Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Tritonia Hendersonii 
Confidence level low