Promptitude
Classification:
2 W-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Guy L. Wilson

b 1885 d 1962

Broughshane, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland

Guy L. Wilson
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1945
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: 
Gracious 2 W-? 
L. van Leeuwen and Son, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1931
Gracious
Pollen Parent: 
Diva 2 W-Y 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1935
(Madame de Graaff x unknown) x Naxos
Diva
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Promptitude
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed,1 time as pollen
Descendants:
Descendants TreeClick this icon to display the Descendants of Promptitude
Comments

Perianth segments pure white; corona bright lemon yellow.

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PromptitudePromptitude, 2 W-Y, Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland, 1945
Photo #6810 J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia