Cool Waters
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Classification:
2 W-GRR[ Large-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: 
Kilworth 2 W-YOO 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1938
White Sentinel x Hades
Kilworth
Pollen Parent: 
(
Red Hackle 2 W-YOO 
The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1936
Folly x Red Abbot
Red Hackle
x
Glenwherry 3 W-R 
W.J. (Willy) Dunlop, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1947
Isola x Sunstar
Glenwherry
)
Seedling Number:
3/57/58
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

A description according to “Rathowen daffodils” 1973 catalog: “A very large smooth white perianth of good substance and smooth texture with a large expanding cup of deep red. A brilliant contrast to the pure white petals. It is a very late flower which I have found most useful for the late Shows.”

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