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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (c) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
W. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1869 |
Description |
Perianth segments ovate to narrowly ovate or oblong, blunt, not prominently mucronate, spreading or somewhat inflexed, with margins sometimes wavy or sometimes recurved at base, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical or somewhat funnel-shaped, closely ribbed, opening canary yellow with a tinge of orange towards mouth, becoming pure white, mouth straight, lightly frilled |
Synonym(s) |
Leedsii `Duchess of Westminster' |
Award(s) |
FCC 1886 |
Notes |
"Absorbed" `Flora MacDonald' |
Date when entry last modified |
18 November 2015 |
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