William R.P. (Bill) Welch
Carmel Valley, California, USA; Santa Cruz, California
William R.P. (Bill) WelchKoanga Daffodils
Partnership Max Hamilton and P.D.K Ramsay
Koanga DaffodilsWilliam R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States
Year Registered: 2008
Autumn Colors Group
Rounded, 42mm, up to 16 fls/stem; perianth segments very broad, rounded; corona bowl-shaped, smooth with mouth even; slightly flared and serrated cup and rim. Opens with soft yellow – primrose cups that fade to whitish with maturity.
According to Bill Welch in the March 2010 issue (46 -3) of the American Daffodil Society Journal; ”Max grew them from a quantity of seed I sent him one year from Autumn Colors group x various pollens, the tetraploid paper whites being the only tetraploid pollens used at that time.”
Max Hamilton’s “Maori Number Series”. The name ‘Tahi’ is the Maori word for one. Max Hamilton received seeds from Bill Welch and named them by order of blooming in Maori language.
Tahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #52504 Graham J. Phillips, New ZealandTahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #52503 Graham J. Phillips, New ZealandTahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #52502 Graham J. Phillips, New ZealandTahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #51176 Kirby Fong, USATahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #51175 Kirby Fong, USATahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #41564 Kirby Fong, USATahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #41563 Kirby Fong, USATahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #12960 Peter D.K. Ramsay, New ZealandTahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #12949 John F. McLennan, New ZealandTahi, 8 W-W, William R.P. (Bill) Welch, United States, 2006
Photo #12948 John F. McLennan, New Zealand