Very large mauve flowers. The last listing given by Magnus Johnson for this cultivar is in 1935, Riekstina has the name (as 'Mrs Merville' - we presume it to be one and the same) on a list of 77 cultivars introduced into Latvia between 1870 and 1910. It now appears to be lost from cultivation - please contact us if you know otherwise.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Flowering period(s):  Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	I Anderson-Henry
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:  r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1876
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x 'Fortunei'
Other name(s):	'Mrs Melville'; 'Mrs Merville'?
Further detail:	Flower diameter: to 21cm