Alec Gray
Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Year of first flowering:
1970
Hybridizer:
Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, b 1906 d 1993

Boonton, New Jersey, USA; Montville, Connecticut; Vinal Haven, Maine

Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, New Jersey, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1987
Special Classes:
ADS Miniatures, New Zealand NDS Miniatures, The Daffodil Society Miniatures
Seed Parent: 
( A. Gray seedling )
Pollen Parent: 
open pollinated
Used as parent:
1 time as seed, 2 times as pollen
Descendants:
Descendants TreeClick this icon to display the Descendants of Alec Gray
Comments

Perianth segments ovate, slightly reflexed, separated; corona slender, straight-sided, smooth, opening pale yellow, becoming pure white within 2 days, mouth expanded, rim regularly and closely crenate.

Origin of Name

Named in honor of notable English miniature daffodil hybridizer, Alec Gray.

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Photo: Michael Baxter, EnglandAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
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Photo: Kirby Fong, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
Photo: Jon Kawaguchi, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
Photo: Jon Kawaguchi, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
Photo: Jon Kawaguchi, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
Photo: Kirby Fong, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
Photo: Kirby Fong, USAAlec grayAlec Gray, 1 W-W, Elizabeth Tainter (Mrs. John Brewster) Capen, United States, 1987, United States 
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