Crataegus monogyna Jacq. var. punicea

For information on the species see Crataegus monogyna Jacq.  The variety punicea is a cultivar with single, scarlet or dark red flowers.  [Hortus, Hilliers’].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘A most beautiful variety of the Thorn; we understand that it was first raised in Scotland: it appears to be equally hardy, as free in growth, and flowers at the same season as the common kind.’  The flowers as figured are a deep rose-pink colour.  [LBC no.1363/1828].  FS f.1509/1862.

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [T.355/1843].  Obtained from Loddiges’ nursery.  See also Crataegus monogyna Jacq. var. rosea.

Notes

Published Feb 05, 2010 - 02:04 PM | Last updated Aug 02, 2010 - 10:45 AM

Figured is a shoot with deeply lobed leaves and racemes of small single red flowers. Loddiges Botanical Cabinet no.1363, 1828.

Crataegus monogyna Jacq. var. punicea | LBC no.1363/1828 | RBGS

More details about Crataegus monogyna Jacq. var. punicea
Family Rosaceae
Category
Region of origin

Europe to India and North Africa
Synonyms
  • Crataegus oxyacantha L. emend Jacq. var. punicea
Common Name

Scarlet-flowered May, Hawthorn
Name in the Camden Park Record

Crataegus oxyacantha punicea - scarlet Hawthorn 
Confidence level high