Moonfire
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Classification:
3 Y-W[ Small-Cupped ]
Season:
Late
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Variation:
Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity.
Hybridizer:

Grant E. Mitsch

b 1907, d 1989.
Founded Grant Mitsch Novelty Daffodils, Canby, Oregon, USA

Grant E. Mitsch

Photo approx.1973

Grant E. Mitsch
, Oregon, USA
Registered:
Yes, 1972
Seed Parent: 
Aircastle 3 W-Y 
Grant E. Mitsch, United States
Year Registered: 1958
Green Island x Chinese White
Aircastle
Pollen Parent: 
J.L. Richardson seedling
Seedling Number:
B2/1
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Moonfire
Fertility:
Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
3 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments pale lemon, with a greenish cast; corona small, opening yellow, becoming white, with a touch of yellow at rim, frilled.

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MoonfireMoonfire, 3 Y-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #48995 U.S. National Arboretum, USAMoonfireMoonfire, 3 Y-W, Grant E. Mitsch, United States, 1972
Photo #4834 Wells Knierim, USA