Autumn Crinkle
Classification:
8 W-O[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Fall or Autumn Blooming
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
, California, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2013
Seed Parent: 
Gloriosus 8 W-O 
: Unknown,
Year Registered: 1883
Gloriosus
Pollen Parent: 
N. elegans Division 13 Species
Section: Tazettae
N. elegans
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 11 per stem, 35mm wide; perianth segments 15mm long, roundish in outline, yellowish white, reflexed, concave, with margins incurled or a little wavy, creased, of heavy substance, overlapping half or more; the inner segments more nearly spreading; corona 4mm long, bowl-shaped, clear mid-orange, ribbed, mouth flared, with rim crenate. Strongly scented. Sunproof.

Origin of Name

Part of Harold Koopowitz’s “Autumn” Series. Named after the season and the feature that as flower develops, the corona becomes crinkled.