Greenshank
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Classification:
6 Y-Y[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Alexander (Alec) M. Wilson

b 1868 d 1953

East Keal, Lincolnshire, England; Shovell, Somerset; Presteigne, Radnorshire (now Powys), Wales

Alexander (Alec) M. WilsonAlexander (Alec) M. Wilson
, Wales, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1948
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: 
W.P. Milner 1 W-W 
William Backhouse, England
Year Registered: 1869
W.P. Milner
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Pollen Parent: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
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Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. golden yellow. Comments from Alec Gray’s catalog: ‘nice little yellow flower similar to Snipe in form, 6 inches tall.’ This daffodil is believed to be extinct.

Synonyms:

'Greenshanks'

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