Melitza
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Classification:
2 W-?[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

J.N. Hancock and Co.

J.N. Hancock and Co.
, Victoria, Australia
Registered:
Yes, 1958
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: 
Show Princess 2 W-W 
J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia
Year Registered: 1955
Show Princess
Pollen Parent: 
Penquite 2 Y-O 
Percival D. Williams, England
Year Registered: 1930
Penquite
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Melitza
Descendants:
None
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MelitzaMelitza, 2 W-?, J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia, 1958
Photo #6780 J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia