Description
(bulbocodium x triandrus)
A fabulous miniature plant, only some 15 cm tall, but combining the best of two excellent species. The petals are narrow and held almost sideways, being intermediate between the minuscule, forward-facing petals of the bulbocodium parent and the wider reflexed petals of triandrus.
The lip shape is again intermediate, forming a broad-based, slightly flaring cone. The overall flower colour is a very pleasing, slightly soft butter-yellow, again a meld of bright gold and soft cream in the parentage. There is a little variability however, as our photograph shows.
This cross is known from several occurrences in the wild and although each has been given a pointless botanical name we have stayed with the overall name for the wider cross.
Sunny, well-drained spot outside (with due attention to its 15 cm height) in a fertile loam, or excellent in a pot in the alpine house.
