Cedric Morris (1889 – 1982) was a Welsh artist who painted plants – showy, colour drenched, often densely packed, floral arrangements. He was also a plantsman, cultivating a garden in Suffolk where he bred thousands of irises. His painting Iris Seedlings (1943) held by the Tate, no doubt inspired by the latter pursuit. He was rewarded for his application at the highest level, with a great number of cultivars taking his name.
The RHS Horticultural Database lists the following cultivars:
Rosa ‘Sir Cedric Morris’
Pulmonaria ‘Cedric Morris’
Papaver rhoeas ‘Cedric Morris’
Papaver orientale ‘Cedric Morris’
Narcissus ‘Cedric Morris’
Hemerocallis ‘Cedric Morris’
Geranium sanguineum ‘Cedric Morris’
Fritillaria pyrenaica ‘Cedric Morris’
Ferula tingitana ‘Cedric Morris’
Dianthus ‘Cedric’s Oldest’
Colchicum speciosum ‘Cedric Morris’
Agapanthus ‘Cedric Morris’
