Crataegus monogyna Jacq. var. rosea
For information on the species see Crataegus monogyna Jacq. The variety rosea is a rose-pink-flowered form with single flowers. In English hedgerows it is occasionally seen among the white. [Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Crataegus oxyacantha rosea is figured in Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. It possibly originated in the Perth, Scotland, nursery of Brown and Dickson. [MB p.198/1834]. Rosea superba is described as being ‘the most beautiful of all thorns, with deep crimson flowers and small red fruit’. [Gard. Chron. 1843].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.354/1843]. Pink Hawthorn, and other varieties, were probably obtained from Loddiges’ Nursery: ‘The plants of Crataegus will be ready by the winter but only C. roseus has flowered. C. puniceus we can only send on the authority of the name registered with it from the Messrs. Loddiges’.’ Letter to John Bailey of Adelaide, 24th December, 1844. [MP A2933-2, p.25].
Notes
Published Feb 05, 2010 - 01:55 PM | Last updated Aug 02, 2010 - 10:46 AM
Family | Rosaceae |
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Region of origin | Europe to India and North Africa |
Synonyms |
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Common Name | Pink-flowered May, Hawthorn |
Name in the Camden Park Record |
Crataegus oxyacantha rosea - pink Hawthorn |
Confidence level | high |