Mondieu
Classification:
10 Y-Y[ Bulbocodium Hybrids ]
Season:
Fall or Autumn Blooming
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Glenbrook Bulb Farm

Glenbrook Bulb Farm
, Tasmania, Australia
Registered:
Yes, before 2005
Seed Parent: 
N. romieuxii Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. romieuxii
Pollen Parent: 
N. romieuxii Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. romieuxii
seedling
Seedling Number:
10/92
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

55mm wide, brilliant yellow, facing upward; cup is greatly, expanded disc of citrus-yellow, stem is about 15cm or more tall; form is almost petuniod. Leaves are thin, upright, green, and grow to 17-18 cm.

Origin of Name

Part of Rod Barwick’s “Little Detective Series” named after Detective Clouseau’s frequent quote ‘Mon Dieu’.

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MondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #41278 Kirby Fong, USAMondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #41277 Kirby Fong, USAMondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #41276 Kirby Fong, USAMondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #38365 Anne Wright, EnglandMondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #38364 Anne Wright, EnglandMondieuMondieu, 10 Y-Y, Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Australia, 2005
Photo #38363 Anne Wright, England