Spanish Gold
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Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

J. Lionel Richardson

b 1890 d 1961

crd 1911. Waterford, Co. Waterford, Republic of Ireland

J. Lionel Richardson
, Ireland
Registered:
Yes, before 1948
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: 
Kingscourt 1 Y-Y 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1938
Royalist x Crocus
Kingscourt
Pollen Parent: 
Goldcourt 1 Y-Y 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1937
Crocus x Cromarty
Goldcourt
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Spanish Gold
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
11 times as seed, 7 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. gold; perianth segments of waxy substance; corona with mouth expanded and rim flanged. Resembles a darker-colored ‘Kingscourt’.

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Spanish goldSpanish Gold, 1 Y-Y, J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland, 1948
Photo #25896 Blom Bulbs Catalog, the Netherlands