Dawn Parade
Classification:
2 W-YYO[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
2006
Hybridizer:

Denise E. McQuarrie

Denise E. McQuarrie
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2021
Seed Parent: 
Carib Gipsy 2 Y-WWY 
A.J.R. (John) Pearson, England
Year Registered: 1987
Camelot x Daydream
Carib Gipsy
Pollen Parent: 
Sabre 2 Y-R 
G.W.E. Brogden, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1981
(Air Marshal x Orator) x Falstaff
Sabre
Seedling Number:
MCQ-J11
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. rounded, 110mm wide; perianth segments 45mm long, very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half or more; corona 41mm long,
cylindrical, smooth, mouth wavy and slightly flared, with rim crenate. Tall. Early to mid-season.

Origin of Name

The Dawn Parade is held in New Zealand on ANZAC Day to commemorate returned servicemen and women, and those who lost their lives in war.