(TB) 'Albène'

1935, Vilmorin

'Albène' (Vilmorin, R. 1935) TB. Early midseason bloom. Color Class W2.

See below:

• References
• Synonyms

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References

Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1935, 6e série, Tome II, p. 236.
Vilmorin-Andrieux 1938 catalog: p. 6.
ALBENE-an outstanding and intriguing novelty; white, flecked (not merely dotted or sanded) throughout with purple. I have never seen anything like this. Of course, like most plicatas also, in general garden effect it is merely a reduced white. Consequently it should be reserved for intimate enjoyment. It is a Vilmorin variety of whose history I am entirely uninformed; is not plicata in character at all; an oval built flower, not large, but well proportioned. [J. Marion Shull, Reports of Regional Vice-Presidents. AIS Bulletin #76 January 1940:18]

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Synonyms

Albêne, as listed in AIS Checklist; French spelling is Albène (artificial textile made from titanium oxide and cellulose acetate).

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