Lemon Drop
Classification:
2 -[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Spring
Hybridizer:

Rev. G.H. Engleheart

b 1851 d 1936

Appleshaw, Hampshire, England; Dinton, Wiltshire

Rev. G.H. Engleheart

photo of Rev. George Herbert Engleheart via the Wiltshire OPC Project

Rev. G.H. Engleheart
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1907
Special Class:
ADS Historics

The ADS defines a Historic Daffodil as any cultivar formally registered with the Royal Horticultural Society or known in gardens prior to 1940.

The year 1939 at the end of this period, marked the beginning of World War II, a time during which fewer new daffodil cultivars were either created or made available, especially in Europe.

The ADS believes this class will interest a segment of exhibitors and may encourage bulb growers to keep these pre-war era cultivars available.

Because Historic daffodils tend to have less form than modern daffodils, they mmay be exhibited in special classes to compete against others iths same class.

Descendants:
None
Comments

According to the American Daffodil Year Book of 1935 published by the American Horticultural Society in Alfred Bates’ article “in Praise of Old Daffodils”, gives this description: “with her soft white perianth of almond-shaped, overlapping segments and deep lemon cup of most refined and lovely proportions…”

Synonyms:

'Lemondrop'

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