Bittern
Classification:
12 Y-O[ Miscellaneous ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, 1979
Seed Parent: 
Matador 8 Y-GOO 
Oregon Bulb Farms, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Admiration ? x open pollinated
Matador
Pollen Parent: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Seedling Number:
JJ76/5
Pedigree Chart:
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 1-2 per stem, 60 mm wide; perianth segments lemon; corona bright orange, with the depth of color affected by the weather, frilled.

Origin of Name

Part of Grant Mitsch’s Bird Series. Named after the bird, Bitternwhich have unusual calls and live in the marshes in the state of Oregon.