Mississippi Traveler
Classification:
2 W-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, 1999
Seed Parent: 
Bravoure 1 W-Y 
J.W.A. van der Wereld, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1974
Bravoure
Pollen Parent: 
Gold Convention 2 Y-Y 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
[(Galcador x seedling) x 1Y-Y seedling (Kingscourt x Home Fires)] x [Strathkanaird x Richardson 1Y-Y (seedling~ x Home Fires)]
Gold Convention
Seedling Number:
BGC-1
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. somewhat rounded, 105 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, slightly mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping; corona funnel-shaped, vivid yellow, mouth slightly flared, frilled, with rim flanged. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Initially grown in bed at the Jackson Mississippi American Daffodil Society Convention.