Tethys
Classification:
10 W-W[ Bulbocodium Hybrids ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
2011
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, 2017
Seed Parent: 
N. cantabricus subsp. cantabricus var. petunioides Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. cantabricus subsp. cantabricus var. petunioides
Pollen Parent: 
(
N. romieuxii subsp. albidus Division 13 Species
Section: Bulbocodium
N. romieuxii subsp. albidus
) SF110
Seedling Number:
2773-1
Pedigree Chart:
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 40mm wide, greenish white; perianth segments 17mm long, lanceolate in outline, acute at apex, spreading or a little reflexed, plane, creased and of heavy substance, separated; corona 18mm long, funnel-shaped, ribbed, mouth straight and even, with rim broadly and neatly rolled, with rim crenate.

The pollen parent is N. romieuxii subsp. albidus SF110, and stands for P. Forde, who must have collected the original seeds.

Origin of Name

Named for a moon of Saturn. This flower shape is reminiscent of a full moon.