Mountain Poet
Classification:
9 W-GYR[ Poeticus ]
Season:
Late
Year of first flowering:
1968
Hybridizer:

Grant Mitsch and Richard and Elise Havens

Grant E. Mitsch b 1907, d 1989.

Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Richard Havens b 1940, d 2014

Elise Havens ( Mrs Elise Havens )

Richard and Elise Havens of Hubbard, Oregon, USA, continued the business of Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils from 1989 though 2015.

Grant Mitsch and Richard and Elise Havens
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1987
Seed Parent: 
Quetzal 9 W-GYR 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year of first flowering: 1952
Cantabile x Cushendall
Quetzal
Pollen Parent: 
Smyrna 9 W-GOO 
The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1926
James Hogg x Ace of Diamonds
Smyrna
Seedling Number:
D94/3A
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed, 2 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Perianth segments very broad; corona yellow, with green at base and bright red at rim. Very late. Resembles ‘Angel Eyes’ but with a slightly more disc-shaped corona. Is a sibling to ‘Angel Eyes’, ‘Vienna Woods’ and ‘Bon Bon’.

Synonyms:

'Mountain Frost'

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Mountain PoetMountain Poet, 9 W-GYR, Grant Mitsch and Richard and Elise Havens, United States, 1987
Photo #36965 Rose Bradley, USAMountain poetMountain Poet, 9 W-GYR, Grant Mitsch and Richard and Elise Havens, United States, 1987
Photo #5989 George Tarry, England