Malus ×purpurea 'Sonningensis'

, Sonning Crab. A deep pink-flowered cultivar noticed by the garden designer Edna Walling as a chance seedling in her garden on the property 'Sonning', c. 1936-40. Several specimens are found at Bickleigh Vale Gds, Monbulk, est. 1920s by Edna Walling; this Crab is a feature of the 'Mistover' garden. A new release of this attractive cultivar will commemorate the work of Edna Walling.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Rosales
family       Rosaceae
genus        Malus Mill.
species         Malus ×purpurea (Barb.) Rehder