Sportsman
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Classification:
2 Y-R[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1979
Registrant:

Rathowen Daffodils

Rathowen Daffodils
, Northern Ireland, UK
Seed Parent: 
Ceylon 2 Y-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1943
Marksman x Diolite
Ceylon
Pollen Parent: 
Battle Cry 2 Y-R 
Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland
Year of first flowering: 1965
Craigywarren x Air Marshal
Battle Cry
?
Seedling Number:
D373
Pedigree Chart:
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Fertility:
Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
8 times as pollen
Descendants:
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Comments

Fl. rounded, 95 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, blunt or a little truncate at apex, golden yellow, with slight white mucro, slightly reflexed, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments spreading; corona bowl-shaped, ribbed, very deep orange-red, with mouth straight and lightly frilled. Resembles a taller and more rounded ‘Barnsdale Wood’.

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SportsmanSportsman, 2 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1979
Photo #61025 Brian S. Duncan, Northern IrelandSportsmanSportsman, 2 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1979
Photo #43640 John E. Colley, EnglandSportsmanSportsman, 2 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1979
Photo #41824 Mary Durtschi, USASportsmanSportsman, 2 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1979
Photo #6021 George Tarry, EnglandSportsmanSportsman, 2 Y-R, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1979
Photo #4313 Tony James, England