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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
6 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
C.F. Coleman |
Date of first flowering |
pre1943 |
Seed parent |
‘Mitylene’ |
Pollen parent |
{N. cyclamineus} |
Description |
Fl. 90 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, reflexed, a little twisted and with margins incurved, smooth, overlapping one-third; the inner segments only very slightly mucronate, more strongly twisted; corona cylindrical, lightly ribbed, opening pale yellow (4C or 4D), becoming white, mouth more heavily ribbed and a little flared, loosely frilled, rim crenate and minutely dentate. Scented but unpleasant. 2n=21 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1948 FCC(e) 1950 *AM(g) 1973 *FCC(g) 1974 *AM(p) 1985 AGM 1993 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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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].