Shock-headed Peter
Classification:
4 W-Y[ Double ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

William F.M. Copeland

b 1872 d 1953

Stone, Staffordshire, England; Southampton, Hampshire

William F.M. Copeland

From 1915 RHS Daffodil Year Book

William F.M. Copeland
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1909
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 and other petaloid segments in three whorls, ovate, creamy white; corona segments rich orange-yellow, frilled.

Origin of Name

Named because it had a disordered and somewhat spiky appearance.

There are no photos of "Shock-headed Peter" in Daffseek.