Dick Wright, a nurseryman in Fallbrook, De Luz, California, USA.

By Margrit Bischofberger & Jean-Michel Moullec

Dick Wright was born in 1928. He created hybrids between 1958 and 1985 when his nursery was destroyed by a devastating firestorm. He became a Captain voluntary fireman, class two. You can see Dick Wright on the website of De Luz Volunteer Fire.

You can also read “Dick Wright and his Echeverias” (CSJ vol. 68, 1996) by Ruth Wright (his wife).

The following names are the hybrids created by Dick Wright:

• Alta May
• Arlie Wright  (named for his mother)

• Aurora
• Barbillion
• Baron Bold
• Bittersweet
• Blondie

• Blur
• Bouquet
• Cameo
• Camisole
• Candy Wright

• Chantilly
• Cinderella
• Clarence Wright (named for his father)
• Culibra
• De Candolle
• Derena
• Daniella
• Dick Wright
• Domingo

• Festival

• Firelight
• Fleur d’Or
• Florentina
• Flying Cloud
• Frosty
• Golden State
• Gusto
• Gypsy
• Harrietta
• Katella I
• Katella II
• Katella IV
• Kilauea
• La Femme
• Lemonade
• Lola

• Mademoiselle
• Mahogany Rose
• Marcus Jones
• Marvella
• Mauna Loa
• Meridian

• Oceana
• Pagoda
• Pappy’s Rose
• Party Dress
• Paul Bunyan
• Petticoat
• Rain Drops
• Ramillete
• Red Sapphire
• Red Trump
• Rosa Lee
• Ruth Jane

• Silveron Red
• Strawberry Heart
• Sundancer
• Tippy
• Twilight
• Valentine
• Virginia Lee