Piwakawaka
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Classification:
2 W-YPP[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

David Adams

Christchurch, New Zealand

David Adams
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 1994
Seed Parent: 
Easter Moon 2 W-GWW 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1954
Tryst x Greenland
Easter Moon
Pollen Parent: 
Melancholy 1 W-P 
William Jackson, Jr., Australia
Year of first flowering: 1972
Egina x C.E. Radcliff
Melancholy
Seedling Number:
84/14A
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Double triangle perianth, plane; funnel shaped cup, lightly frilled, opens yellow and changes to pink.

Origin of Name

The name ‘Piwakawaka’ is the Maori word for the native New Zealand bird, the Fantail.

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PiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #47322 Brian S. Duncan, Northern IrelandPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11822 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11821 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11820 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11819 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11818 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11817 Ben Blake, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11134 Kirby Fong, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11133 Kirby Fong, USAPiwakawakaPiwakawaka, 2 W-YPP, David Adams, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #213 David Adams, New Zealand