W.P. Milner
Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Registered:
Yes, before 1869
Chromosomes:
14
Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
2 times as seed
Comments

Fl. 60 mm wide, opening pale sulfur yellow, becoming creamy white, facing down; perianth segments ovate, acute, fairly prominently mucronate, a little inflexed, twisted or with margins wavy, separated; corona cylindrical, slightly constricted at mid-point, smooth or lightly ribbed, sometimes remaining yellowish, with mouth expanded and frilled, rim notched and dentate.

Origin of Name

Named in honor of William Pashley Milner, of Sheffield. In 1852, he married Susannah Aldam, a descendant of several distinguished Quaker families. Later, he moved to Meersbrook Park, a house which later became the Ruskin Museum, and finally acquired Totley Hall, a fine Elizabethan mansion on the Derbyshire side of Sheffield. He was an enthusiastic gardener and the small graceful daffodil preserves his name to this day.

Synonyms:

'Milneri#', 'Mr Milner', 'Mr W.P. Milner', 'Mr. Milner'

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W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #60312 Vee Kozma, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #56299 Hein Meeuwissen, the Netherlands
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #55366 Bradley McCarson, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #49913 Lawrence Trevanion, Australia
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #47101 David Liedlich, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #41637 Kirby Fong, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #33678 Kate Carney, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #33274 Christopher Harley, USA
W.P. MilnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #33017 Rose Bradley, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #27289 P. de Jager and Sons, the Netherlands
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #16959 Christopher Harley, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #16958 Christopher Harley, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #11389 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #7852 Ian Tyler, England
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #6541 Mary Durtschi, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #5052 Keith Kridler, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #3051 Kirby Fong, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #816 Ben Blake, USA
W.p. milnerW.P. Milner, 1 W-W, William Backhouse, England, 1869
Photo #815 Ben Blake, USA