Merry Child
Classification:
8 Y-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1968
Hybridizer:

Helen A. Grier

b 1916 d 1997

Fullerton, California, USA; Yorba Linda, California

Helen A. Grier
, California, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1980
Seed Parent: 
Helios 8 Y-Y 
M. van Waveren and Sons, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1917
Helios
Pollen Parent: 
N. jonquilla Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla
Seedling Number:
63/2/68
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 45 mm wide; perianth segments light canary yellow; corona deep yellow or light orange Scented. Resembles an earlier-flowered ‘Canary Bird’.

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Merry ChildMerry Child, 8 Y-Y, Helen A. Grier, United States, 1980
Photo #33718 Stephen J. Vinisky, USAMerry childMerry Child, 8 Y-Y, Helen A. Grier, United States, 1980
Photo #4823 Wells Knierim, USA