Ashmore
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Classification:
2 W-GWW[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

John W. Blanchard

b 1930, crd 1954.
Blandford, Dorset, England.
In partnership until 1968 with Douglas Blanchard

John W. Blanchard
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1974
Awards:

AM(e) Award

This plant earned the Award of Merit (AM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants which are of great merit for exhibition

Qualified as a show flower.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1977.AM(e) 1977; 
Seed Parent: 
Easter Moon 2 W-GWW 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1954
Tryst x Greenland
Easter Moon
Pollen Parent: 
53/54B ( 46/62E Seedling x
Chinese White 3 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1937
Silver Plane x (Silver Coin x unknown)
Chinese White
)
Seedling Number:
64/25A
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
11 times as seed, 10 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. 95 mm diameter, greenish white; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, spreading, with broad midrib showing, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, angled at shoulder, slightly inflexed; corona cup-shaped, ribbed, with green prominent at base, mouth straight, rim neatly dentate. Resembles ‘Easter Moon’ but with broader perianth segments and corona.

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AshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #46135 Quality Daffodils, EnglandAshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #42414 Ian Scroggy, Northern IrelandAshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #40777 Derrick Turbitt, Northern IrelandAshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #10631 Colin Crotty, New ZealandAshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #8120 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAAshmoreAshmore, 2 W-GWW, John W. Blanchard, England, 1974
Photo #848 Hubert Bourne, USA