Dingus Day
Classification:
2 W-P[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Dr. John R. Reed

Buchanan, Michigan, USA; Niles, Michigan. Prop. Oakwood Daffodils

Dr. John R. Reed
, Michigan, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2007
Seed Parent: 
Dear Me 2 W-P 
Tom H. Piper, Australia
Year of first flowering: 1965
Nina x (Keera x Bon Rose)
Dear Me
Pollen Parent: 
Culmination 2 W-P 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1982
Romance x Cool Flame
Culmination
Seedling Number:
94-14-1
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Description according to Reed’s 2011 catalog: “intense cup color, ranging from deep pink to red-pink”

Origin of Name

Named for Dingus Day (the Monday after Easter) which is a Polish holiday celebrated by politicians in South Bend, Indiana, with beer, Polish sausage and speeches.

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Dingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #50201 Ralph Sowell, USADingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #42248 Mary Lou Gripshover, USADingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #41021 Kirby Fong, USADingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #37443 Graham J. Phillips, New ZealandDingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #37441 Graham J. Phillips, New ZealandDingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #34743 Kirby Fong, USADingus DayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #34729 Kirby Fong, USADingus dayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #8175 Mary Lou Gripshover, USADingus dayDingus Day, 2 W-P, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2007
Photo #8174 Mary Lou Gripshover, USA