Avalanche of Gold
Classification:
8 Y-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1986
Hybridizer:

William R.P. (Bill) Welch

Carmel Valley, California, USA; Santa Cruz, California

William R.P. (Bill) Welch
, California, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2000
Seed Parent: 
Avalanche 8 W-Y 
T.M. Dorrien Smith, Isles of Scilly
Year Registered: 1955
x
Avalanche
Pollen Parent: 
Newton 8 Y-O 
: Unknown,
Year of first flowering: 1875
Newton
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Believed to be Pollen fertile
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 8-15 per stem, 42 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, light yellow, slightly creased, deeply overlapping; corona cup-shaped, darker in tone than the perianth, with mouth straight. Scented. Up to 3-4 stems per bulb. Resembles an earlier-flowered and slightly shorter ‘Avalanche’

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Avalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #57752 Becky Fox Matthews, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #57692 Bradley McCarson, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #57356 Bradley McCarson, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #51753 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #48324 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #41908 Bill Rash, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #40872 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #40871 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #40320 Bill Rash, USAAvalanche of GoldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #32007 Michael Baxter, EnglandAvalanche of goldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #8991 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of goldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #1191 Kirby Fong, USAAvalanche of goldAvalanche of Gold, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2000
Photo #1190 Kirby Fong, USA