Cassata
Classification:
11a W-W[ Split-Cupped Collar ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

J. Gerritsen and Son

J. Gerritsen and Son
, the Netherlands
Registered:
Yes, 1963
Awards:

HC(p) Award

This plant earned the status of Highly Commended (HC)

Qualified for cultivation in pots, Pans or bowls.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1985.HC(p) 1985; 
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.

Chromosomes:
28
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
8 times as seed, 2 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, slightly mucronate, greenish white, reflexed; inner segments more narrowly ovate, acute; corona split to base, the six segments opposite and closely overlying the perianth segments, bi-lobed, opening greenish yellow, flushed with a brighter tone towards mouth, becoming white or whitish, frilled. Slightly scented. Resembles a larger-flowered ‘Split’ with the corona less heavily frilled and with no green at corona base.

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CassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #52658 Tom Stettner, USACassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #51375 Heath Family Archives, USACassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #50570 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USACassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #49166 Noeline McLaren, New ZealandCassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #37492 Christopher Harley, USACassataCassata, 11a W-W, J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands, 1963
Photo #6423 Mary Durtschi, USA