Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith
b 1914 d 1995
Letty Green, Hertfordshire, England
Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel SmithMrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith, England
Year Registered: 1975
Hamzali x Aircastle
Thoresby
Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith, England
Year of first flowering: 1978
Dragoman x Rockall
Starlight Express
Fl. 102 mm wide; perianth segments 49 mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, white, spreading to a little concave, plane, smooth, overlapping half or more; the inner segments narrower, less prominently mucronate, more nearly spreading; corona 10 mm long, bowl-shaped, closely, but lightly ribbed, vivid yellow, with a broad band of strong orange at rim, mouth widely expanded, neatly frilled, with rim crenate.
Named for the birthplace of Mrs. Abel Smith – Southwell, England.
Southwell, 3 W-YYO, Mrs. J. (Barbara) Abel Smith, England, 2009
Photo #45569 Michael Baxter, England