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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GOO |
Originator name |
Brian S. Duncan |
Registrant name |
Rathowen Daffodils |
Year of registration |
1975 |
Seed parent |
‘Mahmoud’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Don Carlos’ |
Seedling number |
41 |
Description |
Fl. 110 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, truncate, prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, shallowly concave, with margins minutely incurling at apex, smooth, regular, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, only very slightly mucronate, slightly inflexed, with margins a little wavy; corona disc-shaped, ribbed, opening deep orange (28A), becoming yellow-orange (23A), with green at base, mouth lightly frilled, deeply split, with overlapping lobes. Mid-season. Resembles a larger-flowered `Omagh' of heavier substance with purer white perianth |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1986 AGM 2001 |
Date when entry last modified |
18 November 2016 |
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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].