127. Alessandro Volta
CODICE: 127
Morphological characteristics
FLOWER
- FLOWER
- Formal double
- DIAMETER
- 8,0 – 8,5 cm
- DEPTH
- Formal double
- SIZE
- Medium
- PETALS
- Number: 64 - 66
Shape: Rounded (outer petals), elliptical (inner petals)
Surface: Flat
Margin: Linear, occasionally slightly fringed
Color: Vivid Red (52 A) - STAMEN
- Number: 0
Disposition: -
Filament’s color: -
Anther’s color: - - PETALOIDS
- Number: -
Disposition: - - VARIEGATIONS
- Type: Marblings and rare stripes
Color: White (155 A) - OTHER FEATURES/NOTES
- Other features/ notes: Evident veining
LEAF
- LUNGTH
- 7,5 – 9,5 cm
- WIDTH
- 2,5 – 4,0 cm
- SHAPE
- Blade: Elliptic and lanceolate
Apex: Acuminate
Margin: Briefly serrated - COLOR
- Upper page: 147 A
Lower page: 146 B
Plant observed
- Location
- San Secondo di Pinerolo, Park of Miradolo Castle (TO)
- Number
- 127
- Origin of the mother plant
- Menchini Collection, Pescaglia (LU)
- Blooming
- Period: Medium early Density: Low
- Where to observe the same variety
- Cannero Riviera Private Garden (VB)
Historical and bibliographical information
- Origin
- Italian
- Year of constitution
- 1855 circa
- Breeder
- Negri – Milan - Italia
- Synonyms
- ‘Alexandre Volta’
- First known description
- Franchetti, 1855, Collezione di Camelie: “Medium size flower, imbricated, brilliant red, spotted with white, closely imbricated with small petals.”
- Additional citations
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- First known illustration
- -
- Additional illustrations
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- Notes and remarks
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