Curlew
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Classification:
7 W-W[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 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, 1972
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 2008.

AGM 2008; 
Seed Parent: 
Killaloe 2 W-W 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1937
Cameronian x Slemish
Killaloe
Pollen Parent: 
N. jonquilla Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla
Seedling Number:
V22/1
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 1-3 per stem, 75 mm wide; corona long, ivory white.

Origin of Name

Part of Grant Mitsch’s “Bird Series”. Named after the 19-inch sandpiper, Curlew, and can be found with other seashore wading birds in Oregon.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

CurlewCurlew, 7 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #50571 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USACurlewCurlew, 7 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #43597 John E. Colley, EnglandCurlewCurlew, 7 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #20737 Quality Daffodils, EnglandCurlewCurlew, 7 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #14439 Becky Fox Matthews, USACurlewCurlew, 7 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #3264 Mary Lou Gripshover, USA