Wimbledon County Girl
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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

H.A. Vandervliet

b 1914, crd 1958, d 2002.
St Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Islands

H.A. Vandervliet
, Channel Islands, UK
Registered:
Yes, 2006
Registrant:

Ron A. Scamp

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Ron A. Scamp
, England, UK
Awards:

AGM Award

This plant earned the Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants of outstanding excellence for garden decoration or use (whether for open garden or under glass). The award is only given following a period of assessment. Assessment can take place in one or more of the following ways: 1) Trials at one of the Society’s Gardens or at some other venue; 2) Visits to specialist collections; 3) Round-table discussions drawing on the collective expertise and experience of Committee members, with the opportunity to call on further specialists when necessary.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009.

AGM 2009; 
Seed Parent: 
Saint Keverne 2 Y-Y 
Michael Percival Williams, England
Year Registered: 1934
(Royalist x unknown)
Saint Keverne
?
Pollen Parent: 
Rijnveld's Early Sensation 1 Y-Y 
F. Herbert Chapman, England
Year of first flowering: 1943
Rijnveld's Early Sensation
Seedling Number:
3
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Double triangle, 102mm, golden yellow; perianth segments broadly ovate, spreading, smooth; corona cylindrical, smooth, mouth heavily ribbed, frilled, with rim flanged and deeply crenate;

Origin of Name

Named for graduates of the Wimbledon County School to celebrate the centenary of the school, which is no longer in existence. The Alumni call themselves the Old Girl’s Association. This daffodil was registered to mark the Centenary of the old school.

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Wimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #48759 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #48758 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41662 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41661 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41660 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41659 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41658 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon County GirlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #41657 Kirby Fong, USAWimbledon county girlWimbledon County Girl, 2 Y-Y, H.A. Vandervliet, Channel Islands, 2006
Photo #7573 Ron A. Scamp, England