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

William Backhouse

b 1807 d 1869

Wolsingham, Durham, England

William Backhouse
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1869
Awards:

FCC Award

This plant earned the First Class Certificate (FCC).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants of outstanding excellence for exhibition.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1844.FCC 1844; 
Special Class:
ADS Historics

The ADS defines a Historic Daffodil as any cultivar formally registered with the Royal Horticultural Society or known in gardens prior to 1940.

The year 1939 at the end of this period, marked the beginning of World War II, a time during which fewer new daffodil cultivars were either created or made available, especially in Europe.

The ADS believes this class will interest a segment of exhibitors and may encourage bulb growers to keep these pre-war era cultivars available.

Because Historic daffodils tend to have less form than modern daffodils, they mmay be exhibited in special classes to compete against others iths same class.

Descendants:
None
Comments

Perianth segments broadly ovate, sulfur yellow or almost white, sometimes twisted or with margins wavy, overlapping a quarter; the inner segments more narrowly ovate; corona shallow bowl-shaped, heavily stained orange, with a darker tone at rim, loosely frilled.

Synonyms:

'Incomparabilis Sulphureus 'Queen Sophia''

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