William R.P. (Bill) Welch
Carmel Valley, California, USA; Santa Cruz, California
William R.P. (Bill) WelchOregon Bulb Farms, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Admiration ? x open pollinated
Matador
Oscar Ronalds, Australia
Year Registered: 1941
Paper White
Fls 3–9 per stem, 49mm wide; perianth segments 21mm long, broadly ovate, rounded at apex, mucronate, white, spreading, plane, with margins slightly incurling, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments shouldered at base; corona 5mm long, bowl-shaped, ribbed, opening light yellow suffused with orange, maturing to light yellow, mouth straight and wavy, with rim sometimes notched. Sweetly scented.
Nickname of a friend of the hybridizer.
Gracie Bear, 8 W-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2018
Photo #55885 Kirby Fong, USA