Chukar
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Classification:
4 W-O[ Double ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Grant E. Mitsch

b 1907, d 1989.
Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Grant E. Mitsch

Photo approx.1973

Grant E. Mitsch
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1982
Awards:

AGM Award

This plant earned the Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants of outstanding excellence for garden decoration or use (whether for open garden or under glass). The award is only given following a period of assessment. Assessment can take place in one or more of the following ways: 1) Trials at one of the Society’s Gardens or at some other venue; 2) Visits to specialist collections; 3) Round-table discussions drawing on the collective expertise and experience of Committee members, with the opportunity to call on further specialists when necessary.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003.

AGM 2003; 
Seed Parent: 
Gay Time 4 W-R 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Falaise x Limerick
Gay Time
Pollen Parent: 
Silken Sails 3 W-WWY 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1964
Green Island x Chinese White
Silken Sails
Seedling Number:
HH104/2
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 105 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments white; corona segments short, orange and amber. Spicily scented.

Synonyms:

'Penguin#'

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ChukarChukar, 4 W-O, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1982
Photo #250 ADS Photo, USA