Riber
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Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Dennis B. Milne

d 1979 or 1980. South Darley, Derbyshire, England

Dennis B. Milne
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1950
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.

Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

A description according to the 1963 Jefferson-Brown catalog: “‘Riber’ has proved itself an excellent daffodil, a large pure white designed to exhibition specifications but of exceptional value in the garden as it is floriferous, long lasting and sturdy. Its broad white petals and nicely flanged trumpets make ‘Riber’ a large showy but refined flower. It is an outstanding pot plant; the stems are not too tall, they hold their blooms attractively.”

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RiberRiber, 1 W-W, Dennis B. Milne, England, 1950
Photo #53746 Michael Jefferson-Brown, England