Liffey Falls
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Classification:
5 Y-Y[ Triandrus ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Geoff Temple-Smith

Blackman’s Bay, Tasmania, Australia. In partnership with Michael Temple-Smith at Killara Bulbs

Geoff Temple-Smith
, Tasmania, Australia
Registered:
Yes, 2003
Seed Parent: 
N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus Division 13 Species
Section: Ganymedes
N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus
Pollen Parent: 
Baby Moon 7 Y-Y 
J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1958
N. jonquilla var. minor x N. jonquilla
Baby Moon
Seedling Number:
98M/029
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Liffey Falls
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 3 or occasionally 4 per stem, 44 mm wide, facing down; perianth segments ovate or somewhat oblong, blunt or rounded at apex, mucronate, pale greenish yellow, with midrib of a darker tone, strongly reflexed, plane, overlapping half; corona cup-shaped, smooth, slightly darker in tone than the perianth segments, mouth straight, a little wavy, rim entire. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Part of Geoff Temple-Smith’s “Falls Series.”  Named after a special Tasmanian water fall.

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Liffey FallsLiffey Falls, 5 Y-Y, Geoff Temple-Smith, Australia, 2003
Photo #32767 Janelle Noble, Australia