Rosedown
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Classification:
5 Y-O[ Triandrus ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Alec Gray

b 1895 d 1986

St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England; Truro, Cornwall; Camborne,

Alec Gray
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1949
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: 
N. triandrus Division 13 Species
Section: Ganymedes
N. triandrus
Pollen Parent: 
2 Y-R seedling
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Rosedown
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. about 75 mm wide; perianth segments bright yellow; corona cup-shaped, reddish orange. Dwarf to standard. Broadleigh catalog 1965: orange/red cup;

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

RosedownRosedown, 5 Y-O, Alec Gray, England, 1949
Photo #41487 Kirby Fong, USARosedownRosedown, 5 Y-O, Alec Gray, England, 1949
Photo #15567 Ben Blake, USARosedownRosedown, 5 Y-O, Alec Gray, England, 1949
Photo #4428 Ruth Johnson, USA