Little Cuda
Classification:
6 Y-Y[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Dr. John R. Reed

Buchanan, Michigan, USA; Niles, Michigan. Prop. Oakwood Daffodils

Dr. John R. Reed
, Michigan, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2011
Special Class:
ADS Miniatures

The American Daffodil Society maintains a "Suggested List of Miniature-Sized Daffodils".

A miniature single floreted cultivar normally possess a flower less than 50 mm (1.97") in natural spread.

For a multi-floreted miniature daffodil the guideline measurement for the floral mass is 72mm (2.83") in natural spread.

The ADS requires show exhibitors to enter miniature daffodils only in classes for specific for miniatures.

Any named, numbered, or species daffodil which appears graceful, with all its parts proportionately small, may be exhibited in Miniature classes and is eligible for all ADS awards

Seed Parent: 
Heidi 6 Y-Y 
Matthew Fowlds, United States
Year of first flowering: 1965
Heidi
Pollen Parent: 
open pollinated
Seedling Number:
Heidi o.p. #3
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Little Cuda
Descendants:
None
Comments

Description according to 2011 Reed catalog: “Very long corona with dentate-like. Showable, healthy and fertile. A true miniature.”

Origin of Name

Named because the edges reminded Dr. Reed of teeth like a barracuda.

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Little CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #57468 Becky Fox Matthews, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #57467 Becky Fox Matthews, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #51959 Kirby Fong, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #51958 Kirby Fong, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #51957 Kirby Fong, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #51956 Kirby Fong, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #51955 Kirby Fong, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #48068 Tom Stettner, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #47820 Dr. John R. Reed, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #33502 Rose Bradley, USALittle CudaLittle Cuda, 6 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2011
Photo #33312 Janet Loyd, USA