Evening Grosbeak
Classification:
6 YYW-O[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

Jerry and Eileen Frey

Canby, Oregon, USA

Jerry and Eileen Frey
, Oregon, USA
Originator:

Eileen Frey

Eileen Frey
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1993
Seed Parent: 
JEE 15/1
Pollen Parent: 
Cotinga 6 W-P 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1976
(Mitylene x N. cyclamineus) x open pollinated
Cotinga
Seedling Number:
TEF19/3
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 80 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, opening yellow, becoming soft lemon yellow, tinged white at base, reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments creased; corona cylindrical, opening buffish orange, becoming creamy white when very mature, with mouth flared and slightly frilled.

Origin of Name

Part of the Mitsch family “Bird Series”.

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Evening GrosbeakEvening Grosbeak, 6 YYW-O, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 1993
Photo #55047 Rose Bradley, USAEvening GrosbeakEvening Grosbeak, 6 YYW-O, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 1993
Photo #55046 Rose Bradley, USAEvening GrosbeakEvening Grosbeak, 6 YYW-O, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 1993
Photo #55045 Rose Bradley, USAEvening GrosbeakEvening Grosbeak, 6 YYW-O, Jerry and Eileen Frey, United States, 1993
Photo #33109 Rose Bradley, USA