Starfire
Classification:
7 Y-O[ Jonquilla ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Ron Hyde

Ron Hyde
, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 1959
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. jonquilla var. minor Division 13 Species
Section: Jonquilla
N. jonquilla var. minor
Pollen Parent: 
Karapiro 2 Y-R 
Alan Gibson, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1925
Karapiro
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls usually one per stem; perianth segments rich deep yellow, smooth; corona small, bright reddish orange. Scented.

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StarfireStarfire, 7 Y-O, Ron Hyde, New Zealand, 1959
Photo #16665 Becky Fox Matthews, USA