Croesus
Classification:
2 Y-YYO[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
Registered:
Yes, before 1912
Seed Parent: 
Princess Mary 2 W-O 
Edward Leeds, England
Year Registered: 1877
(N. pseudonarcissus x N. poeticus) x N. poeticus
Princess Mary
Pollen Parent: 
2 Y-Y seedling (
Princess Mary 2 W-O 
Edward Leeds, England
Year Registered: 1877
(N. pseudonarcissus x N. poeticus) x N. poeticus
Princess Mary
x seedling )
Chromosomes:
14 or 21
Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
3 times as seed
Comments

Fl. 78 mm or more wide; perianth segments very broad, rounded, mucronate, light yellow or paler, of firm texture, regular, overlapping half; the inner segments more nearly ovate, less noticeably mucronate, with margins sometimes incurling; corona shallow, deeply ribbed, orange, paling slightly towards base, mouth widely expanded, split in places and overlapping, lightly frilled.

Origin of Name

According to Heirloom Daffodil Bulbs: “Named for the fabulously wealthy King Croesus of Lydia who minted the world’s first coins.”

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CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #60123 Vee Kozma, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #60082 Vee Kozma, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #51815 Kirby Fong, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #48922 U.S. National Arboretum, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #46148 Quality Daffodils, England
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #45953 Oregon Bulb Farms, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #43448 Albert F. Calvert, England
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #42802 de Graaff Catalog Photo, the Netherlands
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #40995 Kirby Fong, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #40994 Kirby Fong, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #35012 Kirby Fong, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #35011 Kirby Fong, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #33145 Ian Tyler, England
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #25852 R.H. Bath, Ltd., England
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #25493 Barr Catalog, England
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #18118 Lillian A. Guernsey, USA
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #15668 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands
CroesusCroesus, 2 Y-YYO, John Charles Williams, England, 1912
Photo #15667 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands