Martian Sunbeam
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Classification:
1 Y-R[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

William Ormston Backhouse

b 1885 d 1962

Rio Negro, Argentina; Hereford, Herefordshire, England

William Ormston Backhouse
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1966
Registrant:

E. Longford

E. Longford
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: 
Red Curtain 1 Y-O 
William Ormston Backhouse, England
Year Registered: 1956
Red Curtain
Pollen Parent: 
seedling
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 114 mm wide; perianth segments golden yellow, of thick substance; corona red Resembles ‘Golden Rapture’ in form.

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