Cherokee Tumble
Classification:
3 Y-YOO[ Small-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Lois J. Van Wie

Lois J. Van Wie
, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2009
Seed Parent: 
Centre Ville 3 Y-R 
Dr. Tom D. Throckmorton, United States
Year Registered: 1976
Russet x Altruist
Centre Ville
Pollen Parent: 
Hotspur 2 W-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1959
Kilworth x Arbar
Hotspur
Seedling Number:
BA8
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 94 mm; very flat perianth, corona is cup-shaped.

Origin of Name

Named for Mrs. Van Wie’s tumble 25 feet down the cliff at Cherokee Bluff when she had to be rescued by the fire department. It made Fox National News. Mrs. Van Wie told the media she could sure use them for publicity for the upcoming daffodil show!

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Cherokee TumbleCherokee Tumble, 3 Y-YOO, Lois J. Van Wie, United States, 2009
Photo #42922 Tom Stettner, USACherokee tumbleCherokee Tumble, 3 Y-YOO, Lois J. Van Wie, United States, 2009
Photo #17239 Tom Stettner, USACherokee tumbleCherokee Tumble, 3 Y-YOO, Lois J. Van Wie, United States, 2009
Photo #17238 Tom Stettner, USA