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Fragrant Rose

Classification:

2 W-GPP[ Large-Cupped ]

Season:

Mid-Season to Late

Height:

Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)

Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, UK

Registered:

Yes, 1978

Registrant:

Rathowen Daffodils, Northern Ireland, UK

Awards:

This plant was given the John and Gertrude Wister Award for outstanding garden merit.

Awarded by the American Daffodil Society in 2005.

Wister 2005;

Seed Parent:

( Roseworthy 2 W-P
Douglas Blanchard, England
Year Registered: 1948
Rose of Tralee x Wild Rose

Roseworthy x unknown )

Pollen Parent:

Merlin 3 W-YYR
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1956
Mahmoud x Mahmoud

Seedling Number:

143

Chromosomes:

28

Pedigree Chart:

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Fertility:

Both Seed and Pollen fertile

Used as parent:

34 times as seed, 23 times as pollen

Descendants:

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Comments

Fl. 95 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, spreading, a little concave, smooth and of waxy substance, regular, overlapping half; the inner segments only a little narrower, slightly inflexed; corona long cup-shaped, deep reddish pink, paling towards base and with green prominent at base, mouth straight, wavy, rim obscurely crenate. Raspberry or rose-scented.

Origin of Name

Named for the most fragrant daffodil Brian Duncan has been able to produce.

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Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Kirby Fong, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Lawrence Trevanion, Australia Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: U.S. National Arboretum, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Quality Daffodils, England Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Tom Stettner, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Marguerite Donkin, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Marguerite Donkin, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Marguerite Donkin, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Tom Stettner, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Mary Lou Gripshover, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Becky Fox Matthews, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Becky Fox Matthews, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Mary Durtschi, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Tom Stettner, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Tom Stettner, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Kirby Fong, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Kirby Fong, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Paul Botting, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Ben Blake, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Ben Blake, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
Photo: Ben Blake, USA Fragrant Rose, 2 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978, Northern Ireland
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