Happy Event
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Classification:
2 Y-ROO[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

J. Lionel Richardson

b 1890 d 1961

crd 1911. Waterford, Co. Waterford, Republic of Ireland

J. Lionel Richardson
, Ireland
Registered:
Yes, 1964
Registrant:

M.J. Jefferson-Brown

M.J. Jefferson-Brown
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: 
Sun Chariot 2 Y-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1943
Marksman x Porthilly
Sun Chariot
Pollen Parent: 
Ceylon 2 Y-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1943
Marksman x Diolite
Ceylon
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

A description according to 1974 Jefferson-Brown catalog: “Crowds of large brilliant blooms on sturdy stems. Glowing gold, vivid deep scarlet.”

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