Rathowen Gold
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Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Hybridizer:

Tom Bloomer

b 1905 d 1989

Rathowen Daffodils, Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland (1971-73)

Tom Bloomer
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1973
Seed Parent: 
Camelot 2 Y-Y 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1962
Kingscourt x Ceylon
Camelot
Pollen Parent: 
Arctic Gold 1 Y-Y 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1951
Goldcourt x Kingscourt
Arctic Gold
Seedling Number:
1/72/65
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Believed to be Seed fertile
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. deep gold; corona with rim slightly dentate. According to the 1977 issue of the Rathowen catalog, the seedling number was B55.

Origin of Name

Part of Tom Bloomer’s “Rathowen Series”. Named after Mr. Bloomer’s home in Rathowen, Ballymena, County Antrim.

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RATHOWEN GOLDRathowen Gold, 1 Y-Y, Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #61161 Michael Baxter, EnglandRathowen goldRathowen Gold, 1 Y-Y, Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #20948 Quality Daffodils, EnglandRathowen goldRathowen Gold, 1 Y-Y, Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #6903 Brent and Becky Heath, USA