Compressus
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Classification:
8 W-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Unknown

Unknown
, the Netherlands
Registered:
Yes, before 1882
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.

Chromosomes:
31
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fls up to 13 per stem, 36 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, blunt, prominently mucronate, yellowish white, strongly reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments not noticeably mucronate, a little twisted; corona cup-shaped, very broadly and shallowly ribbed, brilliant to light greenish yellow, mouth straight, wavy, with rim entire. Resembles a smaller-flowered ‘Avalanche’ with more flowers per stem or ‘Grand Monarque’ but with the perianth segments reflexed. Dutch origin. Similar to ‘Avalanche’, but later, triploid.

Synonyms:

'Compressa'

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CompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #57838 Sue Taylor, EnglandCompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #46146 Quality Daffodils, EnglandCompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #42644 Drew Mc Farland, USACompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #42643 Drew Mc Farland, USACOMPRESSUSCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #38791 Michael Baxter, EnglandCompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #4626 Wells Knierim, USACompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #3249 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #1432 Kirby Fong, USACompressusCompressus, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, the Netherlands, 1882
Photo #1431 Kirby Fong, USA