Just a little more info for you sueone.............
Solfatare............... is a very tender plant!!!!
X Crocosmiiflora
1886, Lemoine. Plant was bred in 1886. Large flower displaying themselves full face, Naples Yellow, habit almost erect; stems 65cm high, a very distinctive and attractive cultivar. ‘Solfaterre’ is a long running misspelling, Nelson, (1999) identified its first use in “The Gardeners Chronicle” only a year after ‘Solfatare’ was first released and thus established unambiguously the correct spelling. This did not, however, explain why the misspelled name persisted for well over a century, with both spellings used concurrently by different nurseries in England in the 19th century and, more erratically, in the 20th century. The answer almost certainly lies in the fact that the Lemoine catalogue was printed in both French and English editions. At least one early English edition survives with the incorrect spelling, which is not a translation. It is likely that this spelling error occurred in the very first listing of ‘Solfatare’ in the English catalogue and was never corrected. Other variants include ‘Solfataire’, ‘Solfatara’ and ‘Solfaterra’. ‘Solfatara is both the English and Italian translation of the French Solfatare; Solfatara is a geological term for fumarole, a gaseous volcanic vent that discharges sulphurous fumes. The name derives from the volcanic region just North of Naples, which was a well-known tourist attraction on the grand tour in Victorian times. Lemoine made no mention of the plants having distinctively coloured foliage. The choice of name for a plant with Sulphur Yellow flowers and Smoky Green foliage no doubt alluded to this geological feature. RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993.1886; VICTOR LEMOINE CATALOGUE No.104, 1886 – 1899 ( 13 years ).
There you go............... something to read for you.............!!!
Mark
