Basil C. Leng
Basil C. LengBeth Chatto
Beth ChattoSection: Pseudonarcissus
N. minor
Fl. 38 mm wide, lemon yellow; perianth segments ovate or narrowly ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, strongly inflexed, more or less twisted, separated; corona cylindrical, sometimes slightly constricted near mouth, shallowly ribbed, with mouth widely expanded and even, rim minutely dentate and deeply notched.
Selection by Basil C. Leng (c.1956) from wild-collected N. minor from a rocky ledge in northern Spain.
Basil Leng gave bulbs to his friend and traveling companion Sir Cedric Morris. Was named after Sir Cedric’s death by his protégé Beth Chatto who received permission from Mr. Leng.
Cedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #47766 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46280 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46279 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46278 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46277 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46276 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46275 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #46274 James Ian Young, ScotlandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #38231 Anne Wright, EnglandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #38230 Anne Wright, EnglandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #16758 Jon Kawaguchi, USACedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #11392 Mark Smyth, Northern IrelandCedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #6972 Jon Kawaguchi, USACedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #6971 Jon Kawaguchi, USACedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #6970 Jon Kawaguchi, USACedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #6969 Jon Kawaguchi, USACedric Morris, 1 Y-Y, Basil C. Leng, England, 1978
Photo #6968 Jon Kawaguchi, USA