Léonie
Classification:
3 W-Y[ Small-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Edward (Ted) W. Cotter

d 1977. Christchurch, New Zealand

Edward (Ted) W. Cotter
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 1968
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: 
seedling
Pollen Parent: 
Rosewell 2 W-P 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Rose of Tralee x Lisbreen
Rosewell
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

A description according to Cotter’s 1972-73 catalog: “This large show flower measures well over 4 inches across the pure white perianth which is first rate in quality, form and substance. The well formed cup is yellow, tinged orange at the edges. The upright large flowers are well posed on 22 inch stems.”

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