Minor Monarque
Classification:
8 W-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Unknown

Unknown
Registered:
Yes, before 1809
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.

Seed Parent: 
N. papyraceus Division 13 Species
Section: Tazettae
N. papyraceus
? seedling
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 8-13 per stem, star-shaped, 28-38 mm wide, of poor substance; perianth segments narrowly ovate, prominently mucronate, spreading, overlapping at base only; the inner segments less prominently mucronate, with margins wavy or incurved; corona cup-shaped, with mouth straight and wavy.

According to Heirloom Daffodil Bulbs: “Often the first tazetta to bloom in the new year, this sturdy pass-along plant has narrow, pointed petals that make its clustered blooms look like fistfuls of stars. As Texas bulb expert Thad Howard wrote, it’s “enduring, sweet-scented” and “deserves more respect and popularity.”

Synonyms:

'Stars', 'Straws'

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Minor MonarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #48567 Kirby Fong, USAMinor MonarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #42105 Mary Durtschi, USAMinor MonarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #41268 Kirby Fong, USAMinor MonarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #41267 Kirby Fong, USAMinor MonarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #32666 Janelle Noble, AustraliaMinor monarqueMinor Monarque, 8 W-Y, Unknown Hybridizer, 1809
Photo #11375 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USA