Hymenocallis / Ismene
J.E. Shields (Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:26:12 PDT)
It has been kindly pointed out to me in another list that there is a short
article in the 1996 issue of HERBERTIA discussing the history of the yellow
Ismene hybrid 'Sulphur Queen'. According to that note, William Herbert
made the cross in the 1800s and coined the name x-spofforthiae for
narcissiflora x amancaes. Van Tubergen subsequently repeated the cross and
produced the cultivar named 'Sulphur Queen'. Len Woelfle repeated the
cross and produced the cultivars 'Icon', 'Helios' and 'Pax'.
The hybrid could have been shown before it was introduced into commerce, of
course. It can take a few years to bulk up a clone enough for introduction
into trade.
Jim Shields
At 06:06 AM 7/5/2010 -0700, you wrote:
On Jul 5, 2010, at 4:49 AM, Jim McKenney wrote:
Judy, surely the date is 1930 rather than 1830, right?
Jim,
How could it receive a First Class Certificate from the Royal
Horticultural Society in 1927 if it was not introduced until 1930?
John C. MacGregor IV
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