Alison Holst
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Classification:
2 W-P[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1988
Hybridizer:

Colin Crotty

Geraldine, New Zealand

Colin Crotty

Colin (left) and son-in-law Gordon Coombe

Colin Crotty
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 1999
Seed Parent: 
Cherryrim 2 W-YYR 
Ron Hyde, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1963
Cherryrim
Pollen Parent: 
Accent 2 W-P 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1960
Interim x Interlude
Accent
Seedling Number:
59-88
Pedigree Chart:
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Used as parent:
1 time as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Almost flat saucer corona;

Origin of Name

This daffodil was named after New Zealand celebrity chef, Alison Holst. Since 2011, Alison’s official title is Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order Of Merit DNZM, CBE, QSM. She was the first KIWI celebrity chef, first show on television in 1965 (black and white), and for the next 30 years. She has been a prolific writer of cooking books and sold 4 .5 million books up until 2010, more than one for every Kiwi.

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Alison HolstAlison Holst, 2 W-P, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #52314 John F. McLennan, New ZealandAlison HolstAlison Holst, 2 W-P, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #52313 John F. McLennan, New ZealandAlison HolstAlison Holst, 2 W-P, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #52312 John F. McLennan, New ZealandAlison holstAlison Holst, 2 W-P, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #10739 Kirby Fong, USAAlison holstAlison Holst, 2 W-P, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1999
Photo #10128 Gordon Coombes, New Zealand