Gem of Antrim
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Classification:
2 W-P[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Tom Bloomer

b 1905 d 1989

Rathowen Daffodils, Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland (1971-73)

Tom Bloomer
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1964
Special Class:
ADS Classics

In 2011, the American Daffodil Society (ADS) designated a new exhibition section for any daffodil registered between 1940 and 1969, inclusive named "Classics".

The ADS believed that such a section would interest a different segment of exhibitors and might encourage bulb growers to keep these post-war era cultivars available.

The ADS Historic daffodil period ended shortly after World War II started, when marketing and exporting of daffodils temporarily ceased.

When trade resumed, daffodils were different, improvements in form were most noticeable.

Seed Parent: 
Interim 2 W-YYP 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1944
Cushlake x Dava
Interim
Pollen Parent: 
Rose Caprice 2 W-GPP 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Templemore x Green Island
Rose Caprice
Seedling Number:
1/47/58
Chromosomes:
28
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
4 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

A description according to “Rathowen daffodils” 1973 catalog: “An attractive flower having large white petals of fine texture and a large cup of deep intense colour that lasts throughout the life of the flower.”

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Gem of antrimGem of Antrim, 2 W-P, Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland, 1964
Photo #5962 George Tarry, England