John A. Hunter
Nelson, New Zealand
John A. HunterJim A. O'More, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1968
Nelly x Chinese White
Sea Dream
Section: Jonquilla
N. viridiflorus
Blooms in autumn; perianth opens greenish white; Fls 4-6 per stem, star-shaped, 70 mm wide; perianth segments reflexed, plane or very slightly twisted, smooth and of good substance, separated; the inner segments narrower; cup is bowl-shaped, ribbed, strong yellow-green, mouth expanded and lobed, with rim entire. Strongly sweet-scented.
Named after the seed parent ‘Sea Dream’ and its green coloring.
Emerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #46260 John F. McLennan, New ZealandEmerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #46259 John F. McLennan, New ZealandEmerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #46258 John F. McLennan, New ZealandEmerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #46257 John F. McLennan, New ZealandEmerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #46129 Wilfred Hall, New ZealandEmerald Sea, 7 W-G, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #5039 Harold Koopowitz, USA