We are not certain of the origin of the present
plant, nor can we determine whether it is a genuine
species or a hybrid production. Mr. Andrews supposes
it to be a real species. If of hybrid origin, we should
suppose one of its parents to be P, grandijlorum, and
the other P. Beaufortice or P. obtusilobum. It is now less
frequently met with in collections than it was some
years back; so many handsome new varieties having
sprung up, has occasioned it to be somewhat neglected:
but it is nevertheless a very ornamental plant, and a
good bloomer; it is also as hardy as any of its tribe,
and thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat,
or any other rich vegetable mould, producing its flowers
all the summer and till late in autumn. Cuttings
strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in a
shady situation.
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in October
last.
