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Daffodil details
Fermoy
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YOO |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1937 |
Seed parent |
‘Niphetos’ |
Pollen parent |
sdlg 263 |
Description |
Fl. 116 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, blunt and sometimes truncate at apex, very slightly mucronate, pure white, spreading, plane, of great substance, overlapping half; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins wavy; corona broad bowl-shaped, narrowly ribbed, glowing orange, paling to golden yellow at base, mouth somewhat incurved, split in places and overlapping, lightly and unevenly frilled. Mid-season to late. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC 1941 AM(e) 1943 AM Haarlem 1949 FCC Haarlem 1951 |
Date when entry last modified |
31 May 2007 |
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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].