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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Date of first flowering |
pre1576 |
Parent notes |
Considered to be a variant of {N. hispanicus} |
Description |
Fl. 90 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, rich yellow, with a streak of green along the midrib beneath, somewhat inflexed, twisted, with margins recurved, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical or somewhat funnel-shaped, smooth, darker in tone than the perianth, with mouth expanded and ribbed, rim widely flanged and deeply notched. Tall. Early. 2n=21 |
Synonym(s) |
{N. maximus} hort. `Trumpet Major' `Maximus Superbus Longivirens' `Grandiflorus' "College Garden Maximus" "TCD Maximus" "Trinity College (Dublin) Maximus" Pseudonarcissus Major `Maximus' |
Award(s) |
*C(g) 1936 |
Notes |
"Hales' Vase of Beaten Gold" and `Maximus Laetevirens' are thought to be variants of this |
Date when entry last modified |
18 November 2015 |
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