Large, double, silver-white flowers - pink at first opening. The last listing given by Magnus Johnson for this cultivar is in 1935, Riekstina has the name 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:	Early 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.	Jun Jul
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
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	b 1876
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x 'Fortunei'
Other name(s):	'Thomas Tennet'; 'Thomas Tennent'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: to 18cm Tepals: 7-8