Ouzel
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Classification:
6 W-W[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
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, 1984
Seed Parent: 
Dipper 6 W-Y 
Matthew Fowlds, United States
Year Registered: 1971
Green Island x N. cyclamineus
Dipper
Pollen Parent: 
open pollinated
Seedling Number:
NN01/1
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Ouzel
Fertility:
Believed to be Seed fertile
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 92 mm wide; corona opening pale lemon, becoming white. Resembles a larger and whiter ‘Dipper’

Origin of Name

Part of Grant Mitsch’s “Bird Series”. Named after the bird the Water Ouzel, also known as the American Dipper (sci: Cinchlus Mexicanus). Grant Mitsch grew seed from Matthew Fowlds’ open pollinated ‘Dipper’.

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OuzelOuzel, 6 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1984
Photo #7473 Hein Meeuwissen, the NetherlandsOuzelOuzel, 6 W-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1984
Photo #3752 Elise Havens, USA