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

Grant E. Mitsch

b 1907, d 1989.
Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Grant E. Mitsch

Photo approx.1973

Grant E. Mitsch
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1975
Seed Parent: 
(
Armada 2 Y-O 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1938
15/7 {[Princess Mary x (Emperor x King Alfred)] x Fortune} x Cornish Fire ?
Armada
x
Paricutin 2 Y-R 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1952
Klingo x Ardour
Paricutin
)
Pollen Parent: 
Falstaff 2 Y-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1960
Ceylon x 2Y-R seedling~ (Narvik x Marksman)
Falstaff
Seedling Number:
H74/5
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Toucan
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 110 mm wide; perianth segments golden yellow, somewhat reflexed; corona flared, orange-red.

Origin of Name

Part of Grant Mitsch’s “Bird Series”.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

ToucanToucan, 2 Y-R, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1975
Photo #11271 Kirby Fong, USAToucanToucan, 2 Y-R, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1975
Photo #10565 Gordon Coombes, New ZealandToucanToucan, 2 Y-R, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1975
Photo #4997 Wells Knierim, USAToucanToucan, 2 Y-R, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1975
Photo #2960 Kirby Fong, USA