Fl. forming a double triangle, 125mm wide, facing slightly downwards; perianth segments 57mm long very broadly ovate, blunt, with pale mucro, spreading, plane, smooth, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base; corona 60mm long, cylindrical, smooth, mouth wavy, flared and lightly ribbed, with rim crenate.
This flower was picked out of the seedling beds by Ken Bacon whose first words were “It’s a cracker”, hence the name.
Ken's Cracker, 1 Y-Y, Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #54688 John E. Colley, EnglandKen's Cracker, 1 Y-Y, Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #54503 Roger Braithwaite, England