Cranapple
This is the Saunders seedling known for many years among hybridizers as simply Saunders F2A although Silvia Saunders also called it ‘Cranapple’. It was recently introduced by Solaris Farms. It is a valuable plant for breeding but has a place in the display garden as well.
The lower photo was taken at Solaris Farms, Reedsville, Wisconsin.
| Cultivar: | Cranapple |
| Year: | not registered |
| Seedling No: | [SEEDLING NO] |
| Group: | Not grouped by Saunders; I would say Tea Rose |
| Flower: | Color: | ivory with pink veins and edges, dark plum flares |
| Form: | single, two rows of petals, about 12 | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | about 5, green | |
| Stigmas: | cream | |
| Sheath: | [SHEATH] | |
| Stamens: | filaments are red | |
| Plant: | Habit: | [HABIT] |
| Foliage color: | slightly lighter than average | |
| Foliage form: | average | |
| Height: | 26″ on 5 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Collectors’ plant |
| Availability: | Rare |