Autumn Sprite
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Classification:
8 W-R[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Fall or Autumn Blooming
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Lawrence Trevanion

Kaleen, ACT, Australia

Lawrence Trevanion
, ACT, Australia
Registered:
Yes, 2006
Registrant:

Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe

Oregon, USA; Culver City, California

Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe
, California, USA
Seed Parent: 
N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor Division 13 Species
Section: Tazettae
N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor
Pollen Parent: 
N. elegans Division 13 Species
Section: Tazettae
N. elegans
Seedling Number:
97-51/4
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 4 per stem, forming a double triangle, 25 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, sloping shouldered at base, rounded at apex, bright white, spreading, plane, very smooth, of heavy substance, overlapping one-third; corona cup-shaped, orange-red (31A), mouth straight and even, with rim entire. Dwarf. Autumn-flowering. Sunproof. Strongly scented.

Origin of Name

Part of Trevanion’s “Autumn Series”.

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Autumn SpriteAutumn Sprite, 8 W-R, Lawrence Trevanion, Australia, 2006
Photo #53372 Harold Koopowitz, USAAutumn SpriteAutumn Sprite, 8 W-R, Lawrence Trevanion, Australia, 2006
Photo #50023 Harold Koopowitz, USAAutumn SpriteAutumn Sprite, 8 W-R, Lawrence Trevanion, Australia, 2006
Photo #41834 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAAutumn spriteAutumn Sprite, 8 W-R, Lawrence Trevanion, Australia, 2006
Photo #7126 Harold Koopowitz, USA