B. ‘Mme. Wagner’

Was pollinated with hatacoa var. hatacoa and (hatacoa x xanthina) simultaneously. A.D. Candolle theorized (hatacoa x xanthina) pollen was the one which lead to this hybrid.

The Illustrated dictionary of gardening: edited by George Nicholson; J.W.H. Trail, and J. Garrett. London: L. Upcott Gill; 1887-1889. division 1: Page 169-179. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48616; Madame Wagner – Leaves large, profound green, banded by a broad silvery zone, especially fine.

• Classification: Cultivar
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Originator: Verschaffelt
• Date of Origin: 1858