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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
W. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1869 |
Parent notes |
Hybrid between {N. bicolor} and {N. pseudonarcissus} |
Description |
Fl. 103 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, only very slightly mucronate, spreading, of great substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins wavy; corona narrowly funnel-shaped, ribbed, rich yellow, with mouth expanded and 6-lobed, lightly frilled, rim flanged and crenate. 2n=21+1B,22. Resembles a larger and later-flowered `Horsfieldii' of greater substance and more rapid increase. Resembles a smaller `Emperor' in form |
Synonym(s) |
Pseudonarcissus Bicolor `Maximus' Pseudonarcissus Bicolor `Empress' 'The Empress' |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
17 November 2016 |
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