UK: Chrysanthemum named after Princess Charlotte
The flower, which will be presented at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May, a fixture in the spring royal calendar, is helping to raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), a charity of which the Duchess of Cambridge is royal patron.
Part of the Rossano chrysanthemum family, the Charlotte chrysanthemum has baby pink ray petals with pale green tips. Deliflor posted a photo of their new flower on Facebook a few days after the birth of Princess Charlotte on 2 May 2015, launching a competition to name it. The new Princess seemed an obvious choice, so the Rossano Charlotte was born. The proud new parents were even presented with a bouquet shortly after the birth.
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