Deep purple-violet flowers which fade to blue. Anthers pinky-brown. 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. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves." 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Cripps & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:  r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b 1874
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent
Other name(s):	lanuginosa purpurea
Further detail:	Tepals: 8