Pelargonium ‘Winston Churchill’
Description:
Thought to have been introduced by H. Cannell & Sons of Swanley, Kent, in 1900, from seed of ‘Menelik’. It bears magenta-pink flowers with white centres. Cannell was a prominent Victorian nursery, renowned for its pelargoniums. The Pelargonium Register also records ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ in the 1958 catalogue of Anthony C. Ayton Ltd, Southborough, Kent, describing bold magenta-red flowers with a white eye. Whether this was a separate cultivar remains uncertain.
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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