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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
Mrs R.O. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1926 |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, with slight or sometimes prominent mucro, pure white, spreading, occasionally creased, of great substance, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, twisted at apex; corona bowl-shaped, smooth, orange, suffused with red, mouth expanded, deeply, broadly and somewhat irregularly lobed. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
24 October 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].