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Mrs Collier - Heirloom Grandiflora

Mrs Collier - Heirloom Grandiflora

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Mrs Collier - Heirloom Grandiflora 

 

Colour - cream with primrose buds

 

Variiety - annual

 

Scent - strong vanilla

 

Sow - autumn and spring

 

Height - approx 2m

 

History - When Mrs Collier was  first exhibited in around 1905 it was considered the closest to "yellow".  It was rediscovered in a South American garden by Prof. Harland c.1955 and released by Dobbie & Son of Edinburgh. Named for the wife of one of the employees at their Mark's Tey seed farm. Mrs Collier is foundation cultivar used in the cross between Lathyrus odoratus and L. belinensis, which has led to the various Lathyrus x hammettii hybrids.  AGM 2014.

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