Lethen
Classification:
2 Y-O[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Spring
Hybridizer:

Brodie Gardens

Brodie Gardens
, Scotland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1957
Special Class:
ADS Classics

In 2011, the American Daffodil Society (ADS) designated a new exhibition section for any daffodil registered between 1940 and 1969, inclusive named "Classics".

The ADS believed that such a section would interest a different segment of exhibitors and might encourage bulb growers to keep these post-war era cultivars available.

The ADS Historic daffodil period ended shortly after World War II started, when marketing and exporting of daffodils temporarily ceased.

When trade resumed, daffodils were different, improvements in form were most noticeable.

Seed Parent: 
Garland 2 Y-YOO 
The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1938
Seraglio x Copper Bowl
Garland
Pollen Parent: 
(
Invergordon 2 Y-O 
The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1930
Therapia x (Beacon x Fortune)
Invergordon
x
Damson 2 WWY-R 
Percival D. Williams, England
Year Registered: 1925
Damson
)
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. rounded; perianth segments clear yellow, waxen smooth and of great substance; corona very shallow bowl-shaped, bright reddish orange.

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LethenLethen, 2 Y-O, Brodie Gardens, Scotland, 1957
Photo #54318 Bob Moore, ScotlandLethenLethen, 2 Y-O, Brodie Gardens, Scotland, 1957
Photo #52800 Bob Moore, ScotlandLethenLethen, 2 Y-O, Brodie Gardens, Scotland, 1957
Photo #52799 Bob Moore, Scotland