AMERSTONE AMETHYST JEWEL (King-Lamone 2002)
(FAIRY SUMMERBIRD X DANCING SUMMERBIRD )
A little surprise in the seedling patch, this
low-growing very floriferous crispata is by far the shortest and smallest
crispata I have ever seen. The idea to start working for smaller and shorter-scaped
crispatas began to dawn on me as I watched this little flower bloom on for
weeks. The base form is not as slender as many of my other crispatas, so
at times, when the sepals don't quill as tightly, it reflects many of its
1960's great grand parents in form.
The illustration is typical for the wealth of
flowers it produces on 3 and 4-way branched scapes. The colour is a lilac-amethyst
with a very large green-turning-chartreuse throat. The colours look magnificent
in cool weather. In hot weather the form begins to really dance!
Mid Season, ca 25 buds per scape, 3 weeks of bloom,
4in flowers, DOR, NOCT, Frag.