Fl. forming a double triangle, 123mm wide; perianth segments 50mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, not noticeably mucronate, spreading, plane, or with margins incurved, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base, more prominently mucronate; corona 43mm long, cylindrical, smooth, mouth straight and wavy, with rim crenate. Strongly scented. First flowered in 2003.
Named after a Swarovski crystal owl, that lost its ears in the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. The crystal owl was the only item that was damaged at the Crotty home, hence the name.
'Soulmate'
Crystal Owl, 2 W-W, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2011
Photo #47462 Colin Crotty, New ZealandCrystal Owl, 2 W-W, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2011
Photo #47461 Colin Crotty, New Zealand