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Daffodil details
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 |
‘White Sentinel’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Hades’ |
Description |
Fl. 108 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt or truncate, slightly mucronate, creamy white, tinged yellow at base, spreading, a little concave, overlapping half; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins wavy or incurled; corona deep bowl-shaped, lightly ribbed, vivid orange 28B, with deep yellow at base and a touch of dark green in tube, mouth straight or a little incurved, split in places and overlapping, slightly frilled. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1946 FCC(e) 1946 *FCC(g) 1952 AM Haarlem 1948 FCC Haarlem 1950 |
Date when entry last modified |
17 November 2016 |
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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].