Wishing Star
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Classification:
7 YYW-Y[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
2003
Hybridizer:

John A. Hunter

Nelson, New Zealand

John A. Hunter
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2016
Seed Parent: 
(
Hillstar 7 YYW-YWW 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1979
Daydream x N. jonquilla
Hillstar
x { [
Hicol 2 Y-P 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1971
Red Conquest x Red Conquest
Hicol
x
Value 2 W-YPP 
William Jackson, Jr., Australia
Year of first flowering: 1970
Kuprena x Verran
Value
] x
Obsession 2 W-P 
David Jackson, Australia
Year of first flowering: 1976
Cathlin x Verran
Obsession
} )
Pollen Parent: 
Emerald Sea 7 W-G 
John A. Hunter, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1999
Sea Dream x N. viridiflorus
Emerald Sea
Seedling Number:
JAH 41/98F
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 5-8 per stem, 65-75mm wide; perianth segments 33mm long, brilliant greenish yellow 1B, with white at base; corona 13mm long, brilliant greenish yellow 2B, bowl-shaped. Strongly and sweetly scented.

Fl. 4 – 5 flowers per stem. Has a ‘Hillstar’ appearance, but rounder, less pointed perianth. Scented.

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Wishing StarWishing Star, 7 YYW-Y, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 2016
Photo #57820 Bill Carter, USAWishing StarWishing Star, 7 YYW-Y, John A. Hunter, New Zealand, 2016
Photo #32534 Barry Best, New Zealand