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
Merlin?
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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