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Daffodil details
Fairy Tale
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYO |
Originator name |
G.L. Wilson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1952 |
Seed parent |
‘Portrush’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Green Island’ |
Description |
Fl. about 90 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, prominently mucronate, spreading, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, sometimes roundish, with margins a little wavy; corona bowl-shaped, more or less smooth, creamy white, with a well-defined band of vivid orange 28B at rim, mouth slightly frilled, with rim shallowly crenate |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1955 |
Date when entry last modified |
23 February 2007 |
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