Sophie's Choice
Classification:
4 Y-Y[ Double ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

C. van der Salm and Son

Lisse, Holland

C. van der Salm and Son
, the Netherlands
Registered:
Yes, 2008
Descendants:
None
Comments

Star-shaped, 90mm, facing down; perianth segments 40mm long, ovate, prominently mucronate; corona segs in more than one whorl, 3 segments at center longer than the others, alternate to the perianth segments, roundish, flared; sweetly scented. A description by a Dutch bulb source: “Found in Lisse (Holland). The petals are loose and the cup hints at being double.”

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Sophie's ChoiceSophie's Choice, 4 Y-Y, C. van der Salm and Son, the Netherlands, 2008
Photo #57676 Christopher Harley, USASophie's ChoiceSophie's Choice, 4 Y-Y, C. van der Salm and Son, the Netherlands, 2008
Photo #54681 Heath Family Archives, USASophie's ChoiceSophie's Choice, 4 Y-Y, C. van der Salm and Son, the Netherlands, 2008
Photo #54403 Kirby Fong, USA