Sligo
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Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

J. Lionel Richardson

b 1890 d 1961

crd 1911. Waterford, Co. Waterford, Republic of Ireland

J. Lionel Richardson
, Ireland
Registered:
Yes, before 1943
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: 
Royalist 1 Y-Y 
Dr. Nynian Yeo Lower, Wales
Year Registered: 1914
Cleopatra x Broadford
Royalist
Pollen Parent: 
Crocus 2 Y-Y 
Percival D. Williams, England
Year Registered: 1927
Crocus
Chromosomes:
28
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Sligo
Fertility:
Seed fertile
Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
Descendants TreeClick this icon to display the Descendants of Sligo
Comments

Closely resembles a much later-flowered ‘Galway’.

Origin of Name

Named after the town Sligo of County Sligo in Ireland.

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SligoSligo, 2 Y-Y, J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland, 1943
Photo #6823 J.N. Hancock and Co., Australia