Ard Righ
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Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

William Baylor Hartland

b 1836 d 1912

Ballintemple, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland

William Baylor Hartland
, Ireland
Registered:
Yes, before 1885
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.

Seed Parent: 
Unknown
Chromosomes:
14
Descendants:
None
Comments

Parents believed to be of Irish origin. Perianth segments large, full yellow, spreading or a little inflexed, twisted or with margins wavy, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical, angled, soft rich yellow, mouth expanded and loosely frilled, rim crenate.

In the 1916 RHS classification list, this cultivar was designated to be either lost to cultivation or surpassed by modern varieties.

Origin of Name

Named the Irish High King in Gaelic, RIGH meaning King.

Synonyms:

'Golden Dragon', 'Irish King', 'Spurius Yellow King', 'Yellow King'

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos or historic images  

Ard RighArd Righ, 1 Y-Y, William Baylor Hartland, Ireland, 1885
Photo #55440 Drew Mc Farland, USAArd RighArd Righ, 1 Y-Y, William Baylor Hartland, Ireland, 1885
Photo #32412 Gertrude Hartland, IrelandArd righArd Righ, 1 Y-Y, William Baylor Hartland, Ireland, 1885
Photo #17631 Gertrude Hartland, Ireland