Empress
Classification:
1 W-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, before 1869
Seed Parent: 
N. bicolor Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. bicolor
Pollen Parent: 
N. pseudonarcissus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. pseudonarcissus
Chromosomes:
22 or 22 + 1B
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
10 times as seed, 4 times as pollen
Comments

Fl. 103 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, only very slightly mucronate, spreading, of great substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins wavy; corona narrowly funnel-shaped, ribbed, rich yellow, with mouth expanded and 6-lobed, lightly frilled, rim flanged and crenate. Resembles a larger and later-flowered ‘Horsfieldii’ of greater substance and more rapid increase. Resembles a smaller ‘Emperor’ in form.

The RHS has a “parental note” that states the following: Hybrid between N. bicolor and N. pseudonarcissus

Synonyms:

'Maximus#####', 'The Empress'

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EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #60335 Vee Kozma, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #40791 Derrick Turbitt, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #33151 Ian Tyler, England
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #16712 Gertrude Hartland, Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #14046 Kirby Fong, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #13670 Derrick Turbitt, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #12146 Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #11361 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #10074 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7632 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7631 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7630 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7243 Becky Fox Matthews, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7242 Becky Fox Matthews, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7241 Becky Fox Matthews, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7240 Becky Fox Matthews, USA
EmpressEmpress, 1 W-Y, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #1588 Kirby Fong, USA