The Cultivation of Victoria amazonica Sowerby in Northern Latitudes

Authors

  • Pat Clifford Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2005.113

Abstract

Victoria amazonica Sowerby has been cultivated in Britain since the 1830s. In this paper the cultivation of this species at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is outlined with reference to its native environment, including propagation, planting out, general maintenance, flowering and pollination.

Author Biography

  • Pat Clifford, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
    Pat Clifford is a Senior Indoor Horticulturist at RBGE

References

ANDERSON, E. (1965). Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin Vol. LIII No. 5

BRIDGEWATER, S. and MILLIKEN, W. (2002). Unpublished Audio Tour Texts for RBGE Glasshouses.

KNOTTS, K. Victoria's History. http://www.victoria-adventure.org/victoria/victoria_history [Accessed March 2005]

LINDLEY, J. (1837) A notice of Victoria regia, a new nymphaceous plant discovered by Mr R H Schomburgk in British Guayana. Shakspeare Press. London.

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Published

2005-10-31

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No. 3 (2005)

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The Cultivation of Victoria amazonica Sowerby in Northern Latitudes. (2005). Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 3, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2005.113