Tarnished Gold
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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Dr. John R. Reed

Buchanan, Michigan, USA; Niles, Michigan. Prop. Oakwood Daffodils

Dr. John R. Reed
, Michigan, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2000
Seed Parent: 
Temple Gold 1 Y-Y 
David S. Bell, New Zealand
Year Registered: 1968
Dawngold x Dawn Shower
Temple Gold
Pollen Parent: 
Gold Convention 2 Y-Y 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
[(Galcador x seedling) x 1Y-Y seedling (Kingscourt x Home Fires)] x [Strathkanaird x Richardson 1Y-Y (seedling~ x Home Fires)]
Gold Convention
Seedling Number:
83-36-1
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Tarnished Gold
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 110 mm wide, deep golden yellow, facing up; perianth segments oblong, very broad, mucronate, shouldered at base, spreading, with margins incurved, smooth and of heavy substance, with midrib showing, overlapping; inner segments narrower, more nearly acute; corona funnel-shaped, smooth, mouth ribbed and flared, frilled, with rim rolled and notched. Sweetly scented. Resembles a more deeply colored ‘Gold Convention’ with the corona rim rolled.

Origin of Name

Named because of its intense golden color.

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Tarnished GoldTarnished Gold, 2 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2000
Photo #48719 Kirby Fong, USATarnished GoldTarnished Gold, 2 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2000
Photo #34423 Kirby Fong, USATarnished GoldTarnished Gold, 2 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2000
Photo #34422 Kirby Fong, USATarnished goldTarnished Gold, 2 Y-Y, Dr. John R. Reed, United States, 2000
Photo #9456 Ethel Smith, USA