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

Cyril F. Coleman

b 1892 d 1980

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Cyril F. Coleman
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1942
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: 
Mitylene 2 W-Y 
Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England
Year Registered: 1923
(Beacon x unknown)
Mitylene
Pollen Parent: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Perianth segments ovate, ivory white, a little reflexed, with margins lightly incurved, overlapping a quarter; corona cylindrical, short, smooth at base, ribbed towards mouth, light greenish yellow, paling to ivory white at base, mouth straight or a little flared, rim irregularly and minutely notched.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

KittyKitty, 6 W-Y, Cyril F. Coleman, England, 1942
Photo #52457 Heath Family Archives, USAKittyKitty, 6 W-Y, Cyril F. Coleman, England, 1942
Photo #52456 Heath Family Archives, USAKittyKitty, 6 W-Y, Cyril F. Coleman, England, 1942
Photo #7454 Hein Meeuwissen, the Netherlands