American Goldfinch
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Classification:
7 W-GYY[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Late
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:
1981
Hybridizer:

Jerry and Eileen Frey

Canby, Oregon, USA

Jerry and Eileen Frey
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2000
Seed Parent: 
Barbet 2 W-P 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1975
A5/8 (Caro Nome x Accent) x A34/10 (Precedent x Carita)
Barbet
Pollen Parent: 
N. jonquilla Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla
Seedling Number:
QEE9/3
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for American Goldfinch
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 2-3 per stem, forming a double triangle, 46 mm diameter; perianth segments ovate, opening lemon yellow, becoming creamy white, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping; corona cup-shaped, opening soft lemon yellow, becoming bright yellow, with green at base, mouth wavy, with rim crenate. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Part of the Mitsch family “Bird Series”.

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American GoldfinchAmerican Goldfinch, 7 W-GYY, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 2000
Photo #42497 Theodore E. Snazelle, USAAmerican goldfinchAmerican Goldfinch, 7 W-GYY, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 2000
Photo #8850 Theodore E. Snazelle, USA