Chrysanthemum ‘Hillside Apricot’
Description:
Thought to be an old American cultivar re-discovered and re-introduced by Fred McGourty of Hillside Gardens, Norfolk, Connecticut and once editor of publication at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Suggested to be synonymous with 'Sheffield Pink' 'Sheffield, 'Hillside Pink, 'Single Apricot' it grows to 50cm with 6cm single soft pink-apricot daisies. NCH Judy Barker surmises it is possibly a mutation from 'Clara Curtis'.
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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