Metropolis
Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

David S. Bell

b 1905 d 1987

Christchurch, New Zealand; Templeton

David S. Bell
, South Island, New Zealand
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: 
Big Ben 1 W-Y 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1958
Big Ben
Pollen Parent: 
Petsamo 1 W-W 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1944
Niphetos x Kanchenjunga
Petsamo
Pedigree Chart:
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Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. pure white.

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MetropolisMetropolis, 1 W-W, David S. Bell, New Zealand, 1957
Photo #9767 Noeline McLaren, New ZealandMetropolisMetropolis, 1 W-W, David S. Bell, New Zealand, 1957
Photo #9766 Noeline McLaren, New Zealand