Russell 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/024
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 2-3 fl/stem; 41mm, lemon-yellow flowers; pendant bells with reflexing petals. 

Fls 2-3 or rarely 4 per stem, 41 mm wide, facing down; perianth segments ovate in outline, blunt or rounded at apex, mucronate, light greenish yellow with midrib of a darker tone, reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments a little twisted or with margins recurved; corona cup-shaped, smooth, slightly darker in tone than the perianth segments, mouth straight, even, rim entire. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Part of Geoff Temple-Smith’s “Falls Series.” Named after one of the special Tasmanian water falls.

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Russell FallsRussell Falls, 5 Y-Y, Geoff Temple-Smith, Australia, 2003
Photo #51343 Lawrence Trevanion, AustraliaRussell FallsRussell Falls, 5 Y-Y, Geoff Temple-Smith, Australia, 2003
Photo #51272 Lawrence Trevanion, AustraliaRussell fallsRussell Falls, 5 Y-Y, Geoff Temple-Smith, Australia, 2003
Photo #3505 Mary Lou Gripshover, USA