Bill Purdy
Classification:
7 Y-O[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, 2008
Seed Parent: 
Ambergate 2 O-O 
Dennis B. Milne, England
Year Registered: 1950
(Hades x Killigrew) x Cornish Fire
Ambergate
Pollen Parent: 
N. jonquilla Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla
Seedling Number:
72-16-4
Pedigree Chart:
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 1-3 per stem; perianth segments ovate, blunt, yellow, with prominent white mucro, reflexed, concave, with margins a little wavy, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, plane; corona bowl-shaped, lightly ribbed, orange, mouth a little expanded, wavy and 3-lobed, rim entire. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Named by request for Bill Purdy by his step-daughter.