April Parade
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Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Tom Bloomer

b 1905 d 1989

Rathowen Daffodils, Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland (1971-73)

Tom Bloomer
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1964
Special Class:
ADS Classics

In 2011, the American Daffodil Society (ADS) designated a new exhibition section for any daffodil registered between 1940 and 1969, inclusive named "Classics".

The ADS believed that such a section would interest a different segment of exhibitors and might encourage bulb growers to keep these post-war era cultivars available.

The ADS Historic daffodil period ended shortly after World War II started, when marketing and exporting of daffodils temporarily ceased.

When trade resumed, daffodils were different, improvements in form were most noticeable.

Seed Parent: 
Glenbush 2 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Contour x Samite
Glenbush
Pollen Parent: 
Empress of Ireland 1 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Guardian x Kanchenjunga
Empress of Ireland
Seedling Number:
7/20/58
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

A description according to “Rathowen daffodils” 1973 catalog: “This is a large white trumpet of high quality with lovely smooth petals of firm texture. The broad petals a form a large flat perianth for the nicely balanced trumpet which is neatly flanged and serrated at the mouth.”

Origin of Name

Part of Tom Bloomer’s “April” series.

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