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Daffodil details

Maximus

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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