William Backhouse
b 1807 d 1869
Wolsingham, Durham, England
William BackhouseFl. star-shaped, 83 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, blunt, not prominently mucronate, spreading or a little inflexed, somewhat twisted or with margins incurling or wavy, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more strongly twisted or with margins more strongly wavy or incurved; corona short funnel-shaped, ribbed, yellowish white, with canary yellow at rim, mouth straight and occasionally split, frilled, with rim minutely crenate.
In 2009, the RHS changed the classification from Division 3 to Division 2.
Believed to be named after the Backhouse’s much loved and valued housekeeper who married one of William Backhouse’s gardeners.
'Leedsii 'Mrs Langtry'', 'Lily Langtry'
Mrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #60355 Vee Kozma, USAMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #57688 Christopher Harley, USAMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #53828 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #53827 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #53826 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #53825 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #53824 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #48797 Mari Marstein, NorwayMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #48193 Drew Mc Farland, USAMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #48192 Drew Mc Farland, USAMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #43829 Charles Thonger, EnglandMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #17950 Albert F. Calvert, EnglandMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #15210 Sofia Scheutz, SwedenMrs. Langtry, 2 W-WWY, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #6597 John Gibson, England