Biltmore
Classification:
5 Y-W[ Triandrus ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

William G. Pannill

William G. Pannill who “lived in Martinsville Virginia, was a pre-eminent amateur hybridizer for 50 years. The "Pannill Award" was named in his honor for a daffodil which has demonstrated winning show qualities for a minimum of 5 years following registration.

William G. PannillWilliam G. Pannill
, Virginia, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2003
Seed Parent: 
Century 2 Y-WWY 
William G. Pannill, United States
Year Registered: 1980
Camelot x Daydream
Century
Pollen Parent: 
Little Bell 5 Y-Y 
Murray Evans, United States
Year Registered: 1986
N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus x open pollinated
Little Bell
Seedling Number:
89/25B
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 2 per stem, 65 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, blunt, pale yellow, tinged white at midrib, with prominent white mucro, a little reflexed, plane, overlapping at base only; the inner segments slightly twisted; corona funnel-shaped, smooth, constricted at base, with mouth straight and more or less even, rim obscurely crenate.

Origin of Name

Named for the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina.

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BiltmoreBiltmore, 5 Y-W, William G. Pannill, United States, 2003
Photo #51369 Heath Family Archives, USABiltmoreBiltmore, 5 Y-W, William G. Pannill, United States, 2003
Photo #51368 Heath Family Archives, USA