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Daffodil details
Merlin
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYR |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Registrant name |
J.L. Richardson |
Year of registration |
1956 |
Seed parent |
‘Mahmoud’ self pollinated |
Description |
Fl. 74 mm wide; perianth segments very broad in outline, rounded at apex and sometimes truncate, mucronate, spreading or a very slightly inflexed, concave, smooth, with margins occasionally incurling at apex; the inner segments a little narrower, minutely mucronate, rounded at shoulder; corona almost disc-shaped, lightly ribbed, brilliant yellow 8A, with orange-red (32B) at rim, mouth with six deeply overlapping lobes, with margins wavy. Mid-season. Scented. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1962 *AM(g) 1970 *FCC(g) 1976 AGM 1993 Wister Award 2007 |
Date when entry last modified |
21 June 2007 |
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