LAVATERA

shirley.sura

This isn't a gardening question as such but does anyone know how Lavatera got the name 'Barnsley Baby '?

Cambridgerose12

I don't, but it looks as if the breeder is Future Plants, so you could maybe email them?

I wish there were more information about this sort of thing... I find it very fascinating to know who the breeders were.

BenCotto

Rosemary Verey from Barnsley House found, propagated and made famous the lavatera she named Barnsley. I assume that Barnsley Baby is a more compact sport from the original. Looking at the one in my garden I would say ‘gangly teenager’ might be a more appropriate epithet than ‘baby’.

shirley.sura

Thank you, I will and I'll let you know. There does seem to be very little information readily available on this subject. 

sarinka

It would be lovely if someone did a comprehensive encyclopaedia on this very subject.

Love my lavatera (though the winds this year evidently had some beef with them).

shirley.sura

Thank you everyone. I had a reply from future plants as well and it is a sport from the original.