Golden Life
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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
2002
Hybridizer:

Colin Crotty

Geraldine, New Zealand

Colin Crotty

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

Colin Crotty
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2008
Seed Parent: 
Lehiam 2 Y-GYY 
Colin Crotty, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1975
Golden Aura x Camelot
Lehiam
Pollen Parent: 
Gold Convention 2 Y-Y 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
[(Galcador x seedling) x 1Y-Y seedling (Kingscourt x Home Fires)] x [Strathkanaird x Richardson 1Y-Y (seedling~ x Home Fires)]
Gold Convention
Seedling Number:
26-02
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

double triangle, 111mm; perianth segments 45mm long, very broadly ovate, mid-yellow, slightly reflexed; corona 30mm long, funnel-shaped, smooth, slightly darker than perianth; sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Named this because this flower has a vibrancy about it.

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Golden lifeGolden Life, 2 Y-Y, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2008
Photo #10300 Gordon Coombes, New Zealand