Random Bliss

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Div VIII(c/d) ‘Random Bliss’ cv. (martagon var. hirsutum X ‘Nightingale’) H: N. Martschinke (1973), G: N.Martschinke (1978), N: E.E. Fox, I: Fox Lily Ranch, REG: E.E. Fox (2002). Inside very light purple (75C) in basal two-thirds of each petal, with a deep purplish red (59B) blotch of varying distribution in the top third, throat strong purple (77B); outside strong purple (77B), midribs deep reddish purple (77A); spots dark maroon with a paler halo on central part of each petal; nectaries deep reddish purple (77A); pollen vivid orange-yellow (23A); stigma deep reddish purple (77A). Fls 52 mm wide; petals 40 x 16 mm, margins smooth, tips strongly recurved. Lvs whorled, 40 x 16 mm. Stems 1.2 m, dark green, with 18-22 fls. Late June to early July. (A rare Div. II X Div. IV hybrid. Etymology: the configuration of the apical blotch is random, varying from flower to flower.  Nomenclatural standard: hard copy of a scanned colour print provided by registrant (WSY 0034905).)