Big Cheese
Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1994
Hybridizer:
, North Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2004
Seed Parent: 
Golden Realm 1 Y-Y 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1965
Dawngold x David Bell
Golden Realm
Pollen Parent: 
Temple Gold 1 Y-Y 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1968
Dawngold x Dawn Shower
Temple Gold
Seedling Number:
94/15
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 132 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, shouldered at base, acute, spreading, concave, of heavy substance, with midrib showing, overlapping; the inner segments narrower; corona cylindrical, smooth, mouth flared and wavy, with rim crenate.

Origin of Name

Named because garden visitors commented on the immense size of the flower, noticing the way it stood up as the apparent boss of the garden. A Kiwi slang name for the boss is the Big Cheese.