Soltar
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Classification:
6 Y-Y[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Year of first flowering:
1951
Hybridizer:

Alec Gray

b 1895 d 1986

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

Alec Gray
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1961
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. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Soltar
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 70 mm wide, deep golden yellow. Weatherproof. Resembles an earlier-flowered ‘Le Beau’ of stronger substance. Believed to be extinct.

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SoltarSoltar, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1961
Photo #15290 Ben Blake, USA