bluish lilac, with a faint purple spot in the centre, and numerous
purple lines between it and the base, that are more
or less branched, at the back strongly 2-nerved, the nerves
branching: lower petals of a paler lilac, very narrow at
the base, also 2-nerved at the back, the nerves much
branched. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing
anthers: pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, slightly
hairy below, and naked upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, with
revolute points.
This large flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and was
raised from seed in the collection of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq.
where our drawing was made in July last; it belongs to the
same tribe as P. macranthon, P. amplissimum, and many
other nearly related sorts; but what its real parents were,
is not easy to be ascertained. It is a very strong, free
growing plant, and produces its flowers in abundance all the
Summer, thriving well in a rich light soil. Cuttings root
freely, if planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situation
; it may also be propagated by cuttings of the roots.