Le Torch
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Classification:
4 Y-R[ Double ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1997
Awards:

AGM Award

This plant earned the Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants of outstanding excellence for garden decoration or use (whether for open garden or under glass). The award is only given following a period of assessment. Assessment can take place in one or more of the following ways: 1) Trials at one of the Society’s Gardens or at some other venue; 2) Visits to specialist collections; 3) Round-table discussions drawing on the collective expertise and experience of Committee members, with the opportunity to call on further specialists when necessary.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2005.

AGM 2005; 
Seed Parent: 
D633 (
Gettysburg 2 Y-GYR 
J.M. de Navarro, England
Year Registered: 1979
(Teheran x Ceylon) x Majorca
Gettysburg
x
Barnsdale Wood 2 Y-R 
W.A. (Tony) Noton, England
Year of first flowering: 1965
Shining Light x Falstaff
Barnsdale Wood
)
Pollen Parent: 
Smokey Bear 4 Y-O 
Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1978
Papua x Vagabond
Smokey Bear
Seedling Number:
D1318
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments
  Fl. 110 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments deep golden yellow; the outer whorls ovate; the inner whorls smaller, irregularly arranged; corona segments interspersed, deep red. Very bright!

 

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Le TorchLe Torch, 4 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1997
Photo #32097 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USALe TorchLe Torch, 4 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1997
Photo #32096 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USALe TorchLe Torch, 4 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1997
Photo #32095 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USALe TorchLe Torch, 4 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1997
Photo #32094 John Scheepers Bulbs, Inc., USALe torchLe Torch, 4 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1997
Photo #1008 Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland