Pelargonium ‘Pride of Exmouth’
Description:
Said to be raised by Mrs. A Hitchen of Exmouth it received a Reserve Medal at Kew in1926 when first exhibited by the Surrey Pelargonium Soc. The deed to the property where Mrs Hitchen lived is said to contain a clause ‘The vendor requests that six plants in good condition be given freely and in perpetuity to each succeeding title holder in order that the species be preserved”. Almost lost when the house became vacant, it was discovered and subsequently re-circulated by PH member Roger Stuckey.
Threat Status:
Threatened In Cultivation
As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/
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