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Daffodil details
Altruist
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 |
Perianth colour(s) |
O |
Corona colour(s) |
R |
Originator name |
F.E. Board |
Registrant name |
F.E. Board |
Year of registration |
1965 |
Seed parent |
‘Kindled’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Alport’ |
Description |
Fl. 80-85 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, sometimes truncate, with slight white mucro, opening orange, becoming paler orange at maturity (18A), spreading or a little reflexed, concave or with margins inward rolling, smooth, with margins sometimes notched, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, with margins noticeably wavy; corona shallow bowl-shaped, ribbed, maturing from a darker tone to the lighter orange-red (30B or C), mouth straight, wavy, rim serrate. Mid-season. Resembles `Ambergate' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1975 |
Notes |
Div. 2 until 1972 |
Date when entry last modified |
21 January 2015 |
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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].