Daffodil Types, Historics, Show Results

Nantucket Daffodil Show, 38th Annual Show – Standard White Ribbon

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The Standard White Ribbon for the best 3 stem entry in the show was awarded to the cultivar “Irene Copeland” 4 W-Y exhibited by Mark Budaj.  I suspect it is unusual to see doubles awarded the white ribbon but I do believe they deserve it and congratulations to exhibitor Mark Budaj.

6 comments for “Nantucket Daffodil Show, 38th Annual Show – Standard White Ribbon”

  1. While a beautiful trio of doubles, this looks nothing like the Irene Copeland I’ve grown. I purchased mine from Old House Gardens. It was identical in appearance to the Heath Family Archives photo of Irene Copeland on Daffseek, as well as very similar to the one from Ian Tyler.

    Could one of the authentic historics experts hazard an opinion? I have found Irene Copeland to have many more rows of much narrower petals.

    Perhaps Mark could chime in with the source of his bulbs. Melissa

  2. It’s not the Irene Copeland that I grow either. It looks a little like Unique.

    Reg Cull

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  3. It looks like what I grow as Manly, although I don’t know Irene Copeland. Manly flowers very late here.
    Dave

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  4. It does not look like the ‘Irene Copeland’ as I knew it. Unfortunately, there are a number of historic daffodils being shown that are not true to name.  It is as Melissa says – ‘Irene Copeland’ has many more narrower petloids.  I did grow it some years ago.  A typical photograph can be found in A.F. Calvert’s book “Daffodil Growing for Pleasure and Profit” 1929 on page 205.
     
    ‘Irene Copeland’ received an Award of Merit from the Narcissus and Tulip Committee of the RHS April 7th 1925.
     
     A description from Alan Gibson’s 1936/7 New Zealand catalogue reads:
    Irene Copeland – A lovely, early, very double flower, having long stems and a huge number of segments arranged regularly behind each other. Opens white and pale lemon passing to pure white.
     
    This is certainly as I recall the flower.
     
    Cheers,
    John
     

  5. I would tend to agree with the others, that the White Ribbon winner here is ‘not’ Irene Copeland.

    the photos currently showing on Daffseek seem to be correct.

    I hope someone can help Identify the bloom for Mark as it’s a fantastic flower!!

    Tom

  6. Since I have raised both Irene Copeland and Manly, I would guess Manly.

    Clay

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