Sulphur Queen
J.E. Shields (Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:06:26 PDT)
I should have checked my notebooks before writing! Sam Caldwell, not Len
Woelfle, created Ismene 'Pax' and I. 'Helios'. Sam was from Nashville,
Tennessee (I got that part right). I think Len was from ?Cincinnati??
Has anyone seen or does anyone grow either 'Pax' or 'Helios'? I haven't
had either one in many years. The bulbs I had came from Sam himself in
about 1978. 'Helios' was the yellowest of the three hybrids, but it was
the most difficult to grow as well.
Jim Shields
At 03:54 PM 7/4/2010 -0400, I wrote:
The proper modern chemical spelling is "sulfur." The old name for the
flower is probably "Sulphur Queen" but is clearly recognizable spelled
either way. I don't know who created and names Ismene 'Suphur Queen' but
the late Len Woelfle (Tennessee) created 'Pax' and some other hybrids of
narcissiflora and amancaes. I'll ask around...
*************************************************
Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/
Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA
Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA