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Daffodil details
Fairy Chimes
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
5 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Date of first flowering |
1966 |
Registrant name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Year of registration |
1976 |
Seed parent |
{N. jonquilla} |
Pollen parent |
{N. triandrus} |
Seedling number |
C76/1 |
Description |
Fls 4-6 per stem, 44 mm wide, brilliant greenish yellow 3A, facing down; perianth segments oblong, squarish at apex, slightly mucronate, reflexed, plane, overlapping at base only; the inner segments sometimes twisted or with margins recurved; corona cup-shaped, smooth, slightly paling in colour towards rim, with mouth straight and even and rim entire. Mid-season. Scented. Resembles an earlier and more prolific `April Tears' with taller stem |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM 2000 |
Date when entry last modified |
27 July 2022 |
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