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

Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link

Brooklyn, Indiana, USA

Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link
, Indiana, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1992
Special Class:
ADS Miniatures

The American Daffodil Society maintains a "Suggested List of Miniature-Sized Daffodils".

A miniature single floreted cultivar normally possess a flower less than 50 mm (1.97") in natural spread.

For a multi-floreted miniature daffodil the guideline measurement for the floral mass is 72mm (2.83") in natural spread.

The ADS requires show exhibitors to enter miniature daffodils only in classes for specific for miniatures.

Any named, numbered, or species daffodil which appears graceful, with all its parts proportionately small, may be exhibited in Miniature classes and is eligible for all ADS awards

Seed Parent: 
Mite 6 Y-Y 
Sir Josslyn A.R. Gore-Booth, Ireland
Year of first flowering: 1935
N. obvallaris ? x N. cyclamineus
Mite
Pollen Parent: 
N. cyclamineus Division 13 Species
Section: Pseudonarcissus
N. cyclamineus
Seedling Number:
3379
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. 38 mm wide, clear deep yellow; perianth segments somewhat narrow, reflexed. Weatherproof.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full size photos  

First kissFirst Kiss, 6 Y-Y, Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link, United States, 1992
Photo #7157 Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link, USAFirst kissFirst Kiss, 6 Y-Y, Mrs. Goethe (Helen) Link, United States, 1992
Photo #3301 Mary Lou Gripshover, USA