Golden Spur
Classification:
1 Y-Y[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Raiser:

Unknown

Unknown
, the Netherlands
Registered:
Yes, before 1885
Chromosomes:
14, 21, or 30
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
8 times as seed
Comments

Fl. 107 mm wide, deep rich yellow; perianth segments narrowly ovate, acute, with white mucro, inflexed, overlapping at base only; the inner segments somewhat twisted; corona cylindrical or narrowly funnel-shaped, smooth, slightly deeper in tone than the perianth, the mouth ribbed, flared, 6-lobed, even, with rim deeply notched. Resembles larger-flowered N. hispanicus subsp. hispanicus var. propinquus or var. spurius.

This daffodil was discovered on a private estate in Wassenaar Holland in 1885.

Synonyms:

'Spur'

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Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #56196 Hein Meeuwissen, the Netherlands
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #55281 Bradley McCarson, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #54832 Christopher Harley, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #46170 Quality Daffodils, England
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #44062 Paul Botting, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #41961 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #41960 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #39625 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #39624 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #39158 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #39157 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #39156 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #37355 Ian Tyler, England
Golden SpurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #31200 RHS Yearbook, England
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #21978 Heath Family Archives, USA
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #21724 Heath Family Archives, USA
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #18400 Barr Catalog, England
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #16716 Gertrude Hartland, Ireland
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #14130 Kirby Fong, USA
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #11366 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USA
Golden spurGolden Spur, 1 Y-Y, Unknown Raiser, the Netherlands, 1885
Photo #5045 Keith Kridler, USA