Fl. forming a double triangle, 110mm wide; perianth segments 48mm long, roundish, mucronate, spreading, with margins incurved, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments narrower; corona 49mm long, funnel-shaped, smooth, mouth expanded, ribbed and even, with rim flanged and entire.
Named for Doctor Bill Bender, of the USA, who selected the seed parent ‘Pops Legacy’.
Doctor Bill, 1 W-Y, Peter D.K. Ramsay, New Zealand, 2011
Photo #48869 Ron Tyrrell, New Zealand