Volga
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Classification:
2 W-W[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
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 1945
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: 
Cameronian 1 W-W 
The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1930
Thira x Askelon
Cameronian
Pollen Parent: 
Slemish 2 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1930
Findhorn x Beersheba
Slemish
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Perianth segments broadly ovate; corona with rim flanged and dentate.

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VolgaVolga, 2 W-W, J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland, 1945
Photo #53207 Garden Club of Virginia, USAVolgaVolga, 2 W-W, J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland, 1945
Photo #53206 Garden Club of Virginia, USA