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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Registrant name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Year of registration |
1958 |
Seed parent |
‘Green Island’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Chinese White’ |
Description |
Fl. rounded; perianth segments very broad in outline, blunt or rounded at apex, only very slightly mucronate, opening white, becoming yellowish white, spreading or a little reflexed, plane, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base, spreading or a little inflexed; corona very shallow bowl-shaped, loosely ribbed, pale apricot yellow tinted with whitish yellow, with a darker tone at rim, lightly frilled, rim minutely crenate. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC(e) 1962 |
Notes |
Both perianth and corona can vary between white and yellow |
Date when entry last modified |
04 October 2017 |
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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].