Halesia Vera

Berlèse, 1840, Monographie ed,2, p.94, 95, as ‘Hallesia Vera’: Leaves aver­age size, oblong, thick, prominent venation, of a dull green; flower, 8 cm across, double, rose coloured. The outer rows of petals is recurved, pointed, imbricated; the centre petals, small, erect with stripes of greyish white, A few abortive stamens. Originated in England as a seedling of Expansa. Orthographic error: ‘Hallesia Vera’.