Sun Gem
Classification:
2 YYW-W[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Year of first flowering:
1974
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, 1984
Seed Parent: 
seedling
Pollen Parent: 
open pollinated
Seedling Number:
JO14/1
Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed, 3 times as pollen
Descendants:
Descendants TreeClick this icon to display the Descendants of Sun Gem
Comments

Fl. rounded, 82 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, rich lemon yellow, touched white at base, reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments square-shouldered at base, with margins wavy; corona somewhat funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, opening buff yellow, becoming almost white, with mouth flared and even, rim irregularly and minutely notched to standard.

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Sun gemSun Gem, 2 YYW-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1984
Photo #5164 Grant E. Mitsch, USA