Ace of Diamonds
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Classification:
9 W-R[ Poeticus ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Rev. G.H. Engleheart

b 1851 d 1936

Appleshaw, Hampshire, England; Dinton, Wiltshire

Rev. G.H. Engleheart

photo of Rev. George Herbert Engleheart via the Wiltshire OPC Project

Rev. G.H. Engleheart
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1921
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:
14
Fertility:
Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed, 18 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. of medium size; perianth segments pure white, smooth and of strong substance, deeply overlapping; Resembles a richer-toned ‘Acme’ in corona color.

Description according to Calvert’s 1939 catalog: “intense solid blazing hot orange-scarlet throughout.”

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

Ace of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #57358 Becky Fox Matthews, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #55458 Jason Delaney PHS Daffodils, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #55457 Jason Delaney PHS Daffodils, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #52306 Hermitage Gardens Catalog, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #47238 Drew Mc Farland, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #46026 Tom Stettner, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #42505 Tom Stettner, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #42504 Tom Stettner, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #42503 Tom Stettner, USAAce of DiamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #33154 Ian Tyler, EnglandAce of diamondsAce of Diamonds, 9 W-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1921
Photo #16534 Drew Mc Farland, USA