American Songbird
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Classification:
7 Y-GOO[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Very Late
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
1976
Hybridizer:

Jerry and Eileen Frey

Canby, Oregon, USA

Jerry and Eileen Frey
, Oregon, USA
Originator:

Eileen Frey

Eileen Frey
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1993
Seed Parent: 
Bantam 2 Y-YOO 
Barr and Sons, England
Year Registered: 1950
Bantam
Pollen Parent: 
N. assoanus Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. assoanus
Seedling Number:
LEE1/5
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls several per stem, 60 mm diameter; perianth segments very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, slightly mucronate, slightly reflexed, overlapping half or more; the inner segments narrower, more nearly spreading; corona bowl-shaped, soft orange, with green at base and bright orange at rim, a little frilled. N. assoanus formerly called requienii and juncifolius;

Origin of Name

Part of the Mitsch family “Bird Series”.

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American songbirdAmerican Songbird, 7 Y-GOO, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 1993
Photo #3626 Elise Havens, USA