On 06/05/2020 12:51, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 06/05/20 11:26, Charlie Pridham wrote:
On 06/05/2020 09:41, Jeff Layman wrote:
I bought this a few years ago, but the label has disappeared.

It is in flower now, and the flowers are around 15cm across.Â* I though
they were just doubles, white to off-white, but the second photo showing
the outer petals with quite strong green markings, and some in the
centre is something I haven't noticed before. Even the first photo shows
some light greenish shading towards the centre.

https://ibb.co/hLrfj9B
https://ibb.co/fd3dxPJ

Its Duchess of Edinburgh

Thanks Charlie - spot on!

I remember now when I bought it, at the same time as "Barbara
Harrington", that I thought the name "Duchess of Edinburgh" was very
unusual. Despite "Duke of Edinburgh" being heard everywhere in relation
to a certain Royal, I'd never heard the term "Duchess of Edinburgh"
until then.


Per WikiPedia, the title of Duke of Edinburgh has been created three
times. The second creation, of 1866, was for Queen Victoria's second
son, Prince Alfred. I'd guess that this is an old variety, named after
his wife (Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia).

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SRH