Perianth segments ovate, a little inflexed, with margins wavy, separated; corona cylindrical, ribbed, yellow, often suffused orange on opening, with mouth straight and even, rim crenate. Resembles a later-flowered N. bicolor. Hybrid between a variant of N. bicolor and N. poeticus.
‘Nelsonii’ has been used as a group name and was absorbed.
'Nelsonii Major'
Major, 2 W-Y, Edward Leeds, England, 1877
Photo #46739 Unknown Historic SourceMajor, 2 W-Y, Edward Leeds, England, 1877
Photo #16725 Gertrude Hartland, Ireland