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Classification:
8 Y-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

William R.P. (Bill) Welch

Carmel Valley, California, USA; Santa Cruz, California

William R.P. (Bill) Welch
, California, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2010
Seed Parent: 
Newton 8 Y-O 
: Unknown,
Year of first flowering: 1875
Newton
Pollen Parent: 
N. jonquilla Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Honeybee
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 4-10 fls/stem, rounded, 43mm diameter; perianth segments 18mm long, spreading, plane, smooth; 6mm long, bowl-shaped, slightly ribbed corona; like a larger-flowered Newton but lacking pollen and with different scent; deep yellow; sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Part of Bill Welch’s “Friends Series.”   Named after the nickname of the hybridizer’s friend, Alicia.

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HoneybeeHoneybee, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2010
Photo #55835 Kirby Fong, USAHoneybeeHoneybee, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2010
Photo #47942 Ben Blake, USAHoneybeeHoneybee, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2010
Photo #47724 Theodore E. Snazelle, USAHoneybeeHoneybee, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2010
Photo #47723 Theodore E. Snazelle, USAHoneybeeHoneybee, 8 Y-Y, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2010
Photo #46231 William R.P. (Bill) Welch, USA