N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor
Classification:
Division 13 - Species, Wild Variants
Section:
Tazettae
Season:
Spring
Author(s):
John Gilbert Baker (1834 - 1920)
Publication(s):
Handbook of the Amaryllideae, Page 7
Year(s) Published:
1888
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
7 times as seed
Descendants:
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Awards:

HC Award

This plant earned the status of Highly Commended (HC).

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1974.HC 1974; 
Comments

Information according to the California Nursery Company, Niles California 1904: “This variety is known also as the Chinese Sacred Lily or bunch flowering Narcissus and is grown extensively by the Chinese for use in their New Year festivals.  Flowers are creamy white. Very Fragrant and from 1 to 1 1/4 inches across when expanded.”

Origin of Name

Milk white

Synonyms:

'Bazelman Minor', 'China Lily', 'Chinese Grand Emperor', 'Chinese Sacred Lily', 'Crenulatus', 'Good Luck Lily', 'Grand Emperor', 'Grand Emperor of China', 'Joss Lily', 'Lien Chu Lily', 'New Year Lily', 'Water Fairy Flower', 'Water Nymph Flower'

N. aschersonii Bolle; N. auranticorona Haworth; N. biancae Todaro; N. bicchianus Parlatore; N. byzantinus Turra ex Saccardo; N. bysantinus hort.; N. canaliculatus Gussone; N. caucasicus (Fomin) Gorschkova; N. chinensis; N. citrinus Link; N. corrugata Jordan; N. crenulatus Haworth. N. crispicorona Haworth; N. decora Haworth; N. elatus Gussone; N. flexiflora Haworth; N. floribunda Haworth; N. grandicrenatus Parlatore; N. lacticolor Haworth; N. lanzae Lojacono Pojero; N. linnaeanus subsp. redoutei Rouy; N. luteola Jordan & Fourreau; N. Monspeliensis Jordan & Fourreau; N. neglectus Tenore; N. orientalis Linnaeus; N. orientalis Tenore; N. pratensis Jordan & Fourreau; N. redoute Rouy; N. sardous Martelli; N. spiralis Parlatore; N. stellatus deCondolle; N. subcrenata Haworth; N. syriacus Boissier; N. tazetta subsp. tazetta var. chinensis M. Roemer; N. tazetta subsp. tazetta var. neglectus (Tenore) hort.; N. tazetta Rouy; N. sardous Martelli; N. spiralis subsp. tazetta var. syriacus (Bossier) hort.; N. varians Gussone in Parlatore

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N. tazetta subsp. lacticolorN. tazetta subsp. lacticolor, Div 13,
Photo #43248 Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link, USAN. tazetta subsp. lacticolorN. tazetta subsp. lacticolor, Div 13,
Photo #43087 Graham Fleming, AustraliaN. tazetta subsp. lacticolorN. tazetta subsp. lacticolor, Div 13,
Photo #17457 Kirby Fong, USA