Speelman and Sons
Speelman and SonsFl. rounded, 110 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments in several whorls, regularly superimposed, vivid yellow, with whitish mucro, waxy texture, overlapping 1/3; outer whorls broadly ovate, spreading, plane; inner whorls successively slightly narrower, slightly shorter, more strongly inflexed, margins incurved or wavy; the center whorl contorted and sharply inflexed; cup segments shorter than petaloid segments and interspersed among them, broad, slightly darker in tone, with rim crenate. Closely resembles a less readily forced ‘Planet’.
Was a major cut-flower variety, especially in Cornwall.
Golden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #39021 Marguerite Donkin, USAGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #39020 Marguerite Donkin, USAGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #32837 Rose Bradley, USAGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #31438 RHS Yearbook, EnglandGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #31417 RHS Yearbook, EnglandGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #20768 Quality Daffodils, EnglandGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #20325 Brenda Lyon, AustraliaGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #9672 Noeline McLaren, New ZealandGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #6452 Mary Durtschi, USAGolden Ducat, 4 Y-Y, Speelman and Sons, the Netherlands, 1946
Photo #6052 Steve Taylor, USA