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Classification:
6 W-O[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
1987
Hybridizer:

Dr. John R. Reed

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

Dr. John R. Reed
, Michigan, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1997
Seed Parent: 
Kilworth 2 W-YOO 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1938
White Sentinel x Hades
Kilworth
Pollen Parent: 
Ballydorn 6W-Y seedling (
Dove Wings 6 W-Y 
Cyril F. Coleman, England
Year Registered: 1949
Mitylene x N. cyclamineus
Dove Wings
x seedling )
Seedling Number:
81-23-1
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 75 mm wide; perianth segments obovate, reflexed; corona cup-shaped, strong orange, paling in lower quarter towards base. Sunproof.

Origin of Name

Named because it was Dr. Reed’s first 6 W-O he bred.

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First StepFirst Step, 6 W-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 1997
Photo #33052 Rose Bradley, USAFirst stepFirst Step, 6 W-O, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 1997
Photo #9087 Kirby Fong, USA