Oregon Snow
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Classification:
2 W-W[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1974
Hybridizer:

Grant E. Mitsch

b 1907, d 1989.
Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Grant E. Mitsch

Photo approx.1973

Grant E. Mitsch
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1991
Registrant:

Richard and Elise Havens

Richard Havens b 1940, d 2014

Elise Havens, daughter of Grant E. Mitsch

Richard and Elise Havens of Hubbard, Oregon, USA, continued her father's business "Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils" from 1989 though 2015.

Richard and Elise Havens
, Oregon, USA
Awards:

AGM Award

This plant earned the Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants of outstanding excellence for garden decoration or use (whether for open garden or under glass). The award is only given following a period of assessment. Assessment can take place in one or more of the following ways: 1) Trials at one of the Society’s Gardens or at some other venue; 2) Visits to specialist collections; 3) Round-table discussions drawing on the collective expertise and experience of Committee members, with the opportunity to call on further specialists when necessary.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2006.

AGM 2006; 
Seed Parent: 
Z40/5 ( N 6/1 Seedling x
Empress of Ireland 1 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Guardian x Kanchenjunga
Empress of Ireland
)
Pollen Parent: 
Queenscourt 1 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1956
Courage x Empress of Ireland
Queenscourt
Seedling Number:
JJ56/2
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Believed to be Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. of heavy substance; corona slightly flared.

Origin of Name

Part of the Mitsch/Havens “Oregon Series”, named after their home state of Oregon in the U.S.

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Oregon snowOregon Snow, 2 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1991
Photo #22028 Heath Family Archives, USAOregon snowOregon Snow, 2 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1991
Photo #15538 Ben Blake, USAOregon snowOregon Snow, 2 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1991
Photo #15537 Ben Blake, USAOregon snowOregon Snow, 2 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1991
Photo #15536 Ben Blake, USAOregon snowOregon Snow, 2 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1991
Photo #5140 Grant E. Mitsch, USA