Tom Terrific
Classification:
11a Y-O[ Split-Cupped Collar ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Dr. John R. Reed

Buchanan, Michigan, USA; Niles, Michigan. Prop. Oakwood Daffodils

Dr. John R. Reed
, Michigan, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2007
Awards:

Pannill Award

This plant was given the William G. Pannill Award for outstanding show flowers.

Awarded by the American Daffodil Society in 2024.

Pannill 2024; 
Special Class:
ADS Intermediates

The American Daffodil Society maintains a "Suggested List of Intermediate-Sized Daffodils".

The ADS defines an intermediate daffodil as a standard daffodil in Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, or 11 having a single floret whose diameter is typically greater than 50mm and through 80mm.

Intermediate daffodils may be entered in ADS show exibition classes for standard daffodils as well as classes reserved for intermediate daffodils.

Seed Parent: 
Boslowick 11a Y-O 
Ron A. Scamp, England
Year Registered: 1991
Gironde x Paricutin
Boslowick
Pollen Parent: 
Sunstroke 2 O-R 
Dr. John R. Reed, United States
Year Registered: 1995
Red Haze x Stylish
Sunstroke
Seedling Number:
95-101-1
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Tom Terrific
Descendants:
None
Comments

Intermediate size;

69 mm dia per Carney Board Report 11/17;

Fl. 69 mm wide; corona 26 mm long, brilliant yellow 13B; corona 14 mm long, strong orange 25A. Mid-season.

Description provided by N Watson following NCAG meeting 2018, using the 1966 RHS Colour Chart

It is an outstanding mid-season, intermediate size, split-corona daffodil with smooth and heavy substance. The bloom has a strong orange corona with split segments folding over brilliant yellow perianth segments.

See past outstanding exhibition daffodils that have been awarded the William G. Pannill Award on The Pannill Award of The American Daffodil Society page of our website.

Origin of Name

Part of Dr. Reed’s “Cartoon/Comic Book” series. Named for the American super hero cartoon character.

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Tom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #55429 Becky Fox Matthews, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #53964 Kevin Inkawhich, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #52140 Kirby Fong, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #47158 Theodore E. Snazelle, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #43820 Melissa Reading, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #39892 Kirby Fong, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #36977 Rose Bradley, USATom TerrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #36788 Kevin Inkawhich, USATom terrificTom Terrific, 11a Y-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #26939 Kirby Fong, USA