Shrew
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Classification:
8 W-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Mid-Season to 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 1950
Special Class:
ADS Miniatures

The American Daffodil Society maintains a "Suggested List of Miniature-Sized Daffodils".

A miniature single floreted cultivar normally possess a flower less than 50 mm (1.97") in natural spread.

For a multi-floreted miniature daffodil the guideline measurement for the floral mass is 72mm (2.83") in natural spread.

The ADS requires show exhibitors to enter miniature daffodils only in classes for specific for miniatures.

Any named, numbered, or species daffodil which appears graceful, with all its parts proportionately small, may be exhibited in Miniature classes and is eligible for all ADS awards

Seed Parent: 
N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor Division 13 Species
Section: Tazettae
N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor
Pollen Parent: 
N. minor Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. minor
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Shrew
Descendants:
None
Comments

Comments by hybridizer, Alec Gray in his catalog: “A tiny plant with several yellow and white flowers on each stem. Slow to increase, 3 inches tall.”

There are no photos of "Shrew" in Daffseek.