Lightning Bug

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Div II ‘Lightning Bug’ cv. (‘Corniel’s Yellow’ X tsingtauense) R: E.E. Fox (1988), G: E.E. Fox (1995), N: E.E. Fox (2000), I: Fox Lily Ranch (2004), REG: E.E. Fox (2004). Inside vivid orange-yellow (21A), with strong orange-yellow (22A) near the throat, throat brilliant orange-yellow (23B); outside light yellow (17D); spots absent; nectaries strong orange-yellow (22A); anthers vestigial, lacking pollen; style not straight, but with 1-2 kinks; stigma brilliant yellow (14C). Fls 55 mm wide; petals 30 x 15 mm, margins smooth, tips slightly recurved. Lvs whorled, 150 x 40 mm. Stems 1.3 m, green, with c.12 fls. Late June to early July. (Named in allusion to the fls being the colour of lightning flashes.)