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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.

Tropaeolum tricolor Sweet

Half-hardy, tuberous-rooted, perennial climber with very slender stems and spurred, vermilion, purple and yellow flowers from winter to summer.  To 2m.  [RHSE, Hortus]. 

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘This beautiful species flowered in the greenhouse of the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in March, 1832.’  [BM t.3169/1832].  ‘Than this, few plants possess more real interest; and it is as useful as it is interesting, for it continues to flower the whole season through.’  [Gardeners Chronicle’, 1855].  Introduced to Britain in 1828.  [JD].  FC p.122/1834.  MB p.123/1835.  FS f.368-369/1848. 

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.440/1845]. 

Notes

See also the Essay ‘Raising Tropaeolum tricolor from seed’.

Tropaeolum tricolor Lindl. (1837) = Tropaeolum dicolorum Sweet

 

Published Jan 22, 2009 - 12:05 PM | Last updated Aug 01, 2010 - 02:58 PM

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The image shows a creeper with 5-lobed leaves and red, yellow and purple flowers. Curtis's Botanical Magazine t.3985, 1842.

Tropaeolum tricolor Sweet | BM t.3169/1832 | BHL

Family Tropaeoleaceae
Category
Region of origin

Chile
Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Tropaeolum tricolorum 
Confidence level high