Shearwater
Classification:
2 W-WWY[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

Grant E. Mitsch

b 1907, d 1989.
Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Grant E. Mitsch

Photo approx.1973

Grant E. Mitsch
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1980
Seed Parent: 
Aircastle 3 W-Y 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Green Island x Chinese White
Aircastle
Pollen Parent: 
Homage 2 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1955
(Nelly x Chinese White) x (Tryst x Foggy Dew)
Homage
Seedling Number:
D21/4
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. rounded; perianth segments broad, opening white, becoming ivory white, overlapping; corona opening pale lemon, becoming almost white, with lemon at rim. Mid-season. Resembles ‘Limpkin’ but with a more distinctly colored corona rim.

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ShearwaterShearwater, 2 W-WWY, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1980
Photo #4938 Wells Knierim, USA