Hail Storm
Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

J.N. Hancock and Co.

J.N. Hancock and Co.
, Victoria, Australia
Registered:
Yes, before 1946
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.

Descendants:
None
Comments

Immense bloom with broad petals forming complete circle; widely flanged ivory-white trumpet opens palest lemon, becoming white.

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Hail StormHail Storm, 1 W-W, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1946
Photo #48463 Kirby Fong, USAHail StormHail Storm, 1 W-W, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1946
Photo #41118 Kirby Fong, USAHail stormHail Storm, 1 W-W, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1946
Photo #12068 J.N. Hancock and Co., AustraliaHail stormHail Storm, 1 W-W, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1946
Photo #9127 Kirby Fong, USAHail stormHail Storm, 1 W-W, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1946
Photo #9126 Kirby Fong, USA