Winterthur
When H.F. du Pont and his wife visited the Saunders at Hamilton College, he spied this plant as a seedling in the Ribbon and asked for a plant. Later, Louise Saunders wrote du Pont to ask his permission to name it ‘Winterthur’. It has a prominent place in my garden and I agree with du Pont and Silvia Saunders that it is a very handsome plant.
| Cultivar: | Winterthur |
| Year: | 1952-1955 |
| Seedling No: | 16437. |
| Parentage: | 4B: F2 of ‘Chalice’. ‘Chalice’ = lactiflora ‘Primavere’ X macrophylla |
| Flower: | Color: | opens very pale pink, fades to white,white on reverse |
| Form: | single, 6 petals, cupped | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 | |
| Carpels: | 2, greyish green | |
| Stigmas: | bright dark red | |
| Disc: | “small deep pink” (Silvia Saunders’ notes) | |
| Stamens: | filaments light yellow | |
| Plant: | Habit: | rounded bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green, shining | |
| Foliage form: | large leaves, not lobed | |
| Height: | 35″ in 2021 | |
| Recommendation: | Highly recommended |
| Availability: | Few specialty nurseries |
