Cape Point
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Classification:
2 W-P[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1996
Awards:

AM Award

This plant earned the Award of Merit (AM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants which are of great merit for exhibition.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2012.AM 2012; 
Seed Parent: 
Gracious Lady 2 W-P 
Helen K. (Nell) Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1974
Romance x Rose Royale
Gracious Lady
Pollen Parent: 
Dailmanach 2 W-P 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1972
Inverpolly x de Navarro 797 [(Interim x Salmon Trout) x Rosedew]
Dailmanach
Seedling Number:
D1450
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
6 times as seed, 2 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. 125 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, fairly prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, plane, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, a little inflexed; corona funnel-shaped, broadly ribbed, apple blossom pink, with shades of lilac, mouth straight, wavy.

Origin of Name

Part of Brian Duncan’s “Vacation Series”. Named after a visit to Cape Point which is the most southerly point of South Africa where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

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Cape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #54196 John E. Colley, EnglandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #47597 Trevor Rollinson, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #47518 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #47517 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #47516 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #42866 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #41838 John F. McLennan, New ZealandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #40350 John Castor, USACAPE POINTCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #38720 Michael Baxter, EnglandCape PointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #35106 Kirby Fong, USACape pointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #8454 Tony James, EnglandCape pointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #5687 Tom Stettner, USACape pointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #3981 Tony James, EnglandCape pointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #3980 Tony James, EnglandCape pointCape Point, 2 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1996
Photo #1354 Kirby Fong, USA