Plant Guardians

Pelargonium ‘Melva Bird’


Description:

Raised by Ted Both before 1950, and named in honour of Melva Bird, an Australian breeder of Pelargoniums. A double crimson zonal Pelargonium, with green leaves bearing a darker band.

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/

Image by M Stone. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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