Campion
Classification:
9 W-GYR[ Poeticus ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1980
Registrant:

Rathowen Daffodils

Rathowen Daffodils
, Northern Ireland, UK
Awards:

AM(e) Award

This plant earned the Award of Merit (AM).

Given on the recommendation of Committees to plants which are of great merit for exhibition

Qualified as a show flower.

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1996.AM(e) 1996; 
Seed Parent: 
Milan 9 W-GYR 
Alexander (Alec) M. Wilson, Wales
Year Registered: 1932
Milan
Pollen Parent: 
Cantabile 9 W-GYR 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1932
Dactyl x Raeburn
Cantabile
Seedling Number:
504
Chromosomes:
14
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
2 times as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 68 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, concave, overlapping half; inner segments more narrowly ovate, only very slightly mucronate, margins wavy and sometimes incurling; corona disc-shaped, ribbed, greenish yellow, with green at base and a very narrow band of red at rim, mouth even, rim minutely notched.

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CampionCampion, 9 W-GYR, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1980
Photo #49162 Noeline McLaren, New ZealandCampionCampion, 9 W-GYR, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1980
Photo #32965 Rose Bradley, USACampionCampion, 9 W-GYR, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1980
Photo #20721 Quality Daffodils, EnglandCampionCampion, 9 W-GYR, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1980
Photo #8890 Tom Stettner, USA