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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Spring
Hybridizer:

A.G. Thompson

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

A.G. Thompson
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1960
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: 
John Evelyn 2 W-O 
William F.M. Copeland, England
Year Registered: 1920
Tunis x Therapia
John Evelyn
Pollen Parent: 
Imperator 1 W-W 
de Graaff Bros., the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1915
Imperator
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 115 mm wide; perianth segments creamy yellow; corona large, widely expanded, darker in tone than the perianth, frilled. Resembles ‘John Evelyn’ but with improved texture and a larger corona.

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Palm DayPalm Day, 2 Y-Y, A.G. Thompson, England, 1960
Photo #44535 Brenda Lyon, AustraliaPalm DayPalm Day, 2 Y-Y, A.G. Thompson, England, 1960
Photo #44534 Brenda Lyon, AustraliaPalm DayPalm Day, 2 Y-Y, A.G. Thompson, England, 1960
Photo #44533 Brenda Lyon, Australia