Cornet
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Classification:
6 Y-Y[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Hybridizer:

Alec Gray

b 1895 d 1986

St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England; Truro, Cornwall; Camborne,

Alec Gray
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1953
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: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Chromosomes:
21
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Cornet
Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
2 times as seed
Descendants:
Descendants TreeClick this icon to display the Descendants of Cornet
Comments

Little clear yellow bloom with well reflexed petals and a long slender cup. Later in flower than sibling ‘Jana’.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

CornetCornet, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1953
Photo #42244 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACornetCornet, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1953
Photo #12485 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACornetCornet, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1953
Photo #12484 Mary Lou Gripshover, USACornetCornet, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1953
Photo #7417 Hein Meeuwissen, the NetherlandsCornetCornet, 6 Y-Y, Alec Gray, England, 1953
Photo #1453 Kirby Fong, USA