Cardigan Bay
Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Year of first flowering:
1978
Hybridizer:

Douglas N.Y. Olson

b 1923 d 1995

Gore, New Zealand; Otaki

Douglas N.Y. Olson
, North Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 1988
Seedling Number:
202/1
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

95-100mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, with white mucro, spreading, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments somewhat twisted or with margins wavy; corona cylindrical, smooth, with mouth flared and lightly frilled.

Origin of Name

Given the same name as a standard bred race horse which was the price of the Southland and New Zealand, winning many races in New Zealand, Australian and the USA.

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Cardigan bayCardigan Bay, 1 Y-Y, Douglas N.Y. Olson, New Zealand, 1988
Photo #16985 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCardigan bayCardigan Bay, 1 Y-Y, Douglas N.Y. Olson, New Zealand, 1988
Photo #16984 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCardigan bayCardigan Bay, 1 Y-Y, Douglas N.Y. Olson, New Zealand, 1988
Photo #16983 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCardigan bayCardigan Bay, 1 Y-Y, Douglas N.Y. Olson, New Zealand, 1988
Photo #16982 John F. McLennan, New Zealand