Cornish Vanguard
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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1975
Hybridizer:

Rosewarne E.H.S.

Rosewarne E.H.S.
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 2002
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: 
Joseph MacLeod 1 Y-Y 
Warnaar and Co., the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1946
Joseph MacLeod
Pollen Parent: 
Grenoble 2 W-OOY 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1960
Green Island x Unknown
Grenoble
Seedling Number:
69/134/1
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 130 mm wide; perianth segments oblong, rounded at apex, lemon yellow, spreading, twisted, with margins incurling, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping; the inner segments more strongly twisted; corona cylindrical, smooth, bright golden yellow, paler at base, mouth expanded and even, with rim crenate and slightly flanged.

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Cornish VanguardCornish Vanguard, 2 Y-Y, Rosewarne E.H.S., England, 2002
Photo #35883 Fentongollan Farms, EnglandCornish vanguardCornish Vanguard, 2 Y-Y, Rosewarne E.H.S., England, 2002
Photo #5502 Ron A. Scamp, England