Silver Surf
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Classification:
2 W-W[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1978
Registrant:

Rathowen Daffodils

Rathowen Daffodils
, Northern Ireland, UK
Seed Parent: 
Easter Moon 2 W-GWW 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1954
Tryst x Greenland
Easter Moon
Pollen Parent: 
Empress of Ireland 1 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1952
Guardian x Kanchenjunga
Empress of Ireland
Seedling Number:
122
Chromosomes:
28
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. pure white; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, slightly reflexed, plane, overlapping half; the inner segments a little narrower, less noticeably mucronate, with margins very slightly wavy; corona bowl-shaped, smoothly 6-angled, pinkish white, loosely frilled.

Origin of Name

Part of Brian Duncan’s “Hotel Series”. Named for the hotel where there is a beautiful view of the raging Pacific Surf.

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Silver SurfSilver Surf, 2 W-W, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978
Photo #49557 Kirby Fong, USASilver surfSilver Surf, 2 W-W, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978
Photo #20854 Quality Daffodils, EnglandSilver surfSilver Surf, 2 W-W, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978
Photo #10513 Gordon Coombes, New ZealandSilver surfSilver Surf, 2 W-W, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1978
Photo #4946 Wells Knierim, USA