W. van Lierop and Sons
W. van Lierop and SonsFl. 95mm wide; perianth segments 35mm long, roundish, very broad, mucronate, white, spreading, plane or with margins a little incurved, with midrib showing, of heavy substance, overlapping half or more; the inner segments narrower, broadly ovate, blunt, scarcely mucronate, shouldered at base, slightly inflexed; corona 40mm long, split to base, the six segments each closely overlying a perianth segment, forming an outer and an inner whorl of three, the outer whorl of the same width as the perianth segments, the inner whorl a little narrower, deeply lobed, with lobes overlapping, light pinkish-yellow, smooth, frilled. Sweetly scented.
Named in honor of a good friend of the Heath family who held their musical community together for many years by sharing her incredible talent as a professional pianist.
Mary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #50228 Ralph Sowell, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #42257 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #42256 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #13069 Tom Stettner, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #12593 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #12592 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAMary Gay Lirette, 11a W-P, Jack Gerritsen, the Netherlands, 2013
Photo #8258 Mary Lou Gripshover, USA