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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
OOY |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1933 |
Seed parent |
‘Mitylene’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Sunstar’ |
Seedling number |
1/10/76 |
Description |
Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate or somewhat oblong, blunt, prominently mucronate, snow white, spreading, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, a little inflexed; corona almost disc-shaped, broad, ribbed, orange, paling to light orange at base, with a very narrow band of creamy yellow at rim. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1939 FCC(e) 1946 |
Date when entry last modified |
17 May 2011 |
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If you have a further inquiry about the names of daffodils and/or their parents, it should be made to the International Daffodil Registrar, Melanie Underwood at the following address: RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB, UK. Tel. (+44) (0)1483 212403. E-mail: [email protected].