Cornish Chuckles
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Classification:
12 Y-Y[ Miscellaneous ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
1973
Hybridizer:

Harry I. Tuggle, Jr.

d 1970. Martinsville, Virginia, USA

Harry I. Tuggle, Jr.
, Virginia, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1996
Registrant:

Cornwall Area Bulb Growers Association

Cornwall Area Bulb Growers Association
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 2007.

AGM 2007; 
Seed Parent: 
Matador 8 Y-GOO 
Oregon Bulb Farms, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Admiration ? x open pollinated
Matador
Pollen Parent: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Seedling Number:
USA 66/0/2
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Cornish Chuckles
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 3 per stem; perianth segments ovate or broadly ovate in outline, blunt or squarish at apex, brilliant greenish yellow, with white mucro more or less prominent, reflexed, creased, overlapping one-third to a half; inner segments more nearly spreading, with margins wavy; corona cup-shaped, closely ribbed, strong orange-yellow, mouth straight, with rim crenate. Lightly scented.

Synonyms:

'Superstar'

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Cornish ChucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #38756 Rose Bradley, USACornish ChucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #37084 Michael Baxter, EnglandCornish ChucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #35882 Fentongollan Farms, EnglandCornish chucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #12487 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACornish chucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #12486 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACornish chucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #8944 Ian Tyler, EnglandCornish chucklesCornish Chuckles, 12 Y-Y, Harry I. Tuggle, Jr., United States, 1996
Photo #7418 Hein Meeuwissen, the Netherlands