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Daffodil details
Golden Torch
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
The Brodie of Brodie |
Date of first flowering |
c.1938 |
Seed parent |
‘Golden Road’ |
Pollen parent |
(‘Samarkand’ x G.L Wilson Div. 1 sdlg) |
Description |
Fl. about 100 mm wide, vivid yellow 9A; perianth segments broadly ovate, fairly prominently mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments creased and somewhat twisted; corona broad funnel-shaped, smooth or slightly ribbed, a little deeper in tone than the perianth, rim widely flanged, deeply and regularly crenate. 2n=27 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1947 FCC(e) 1949 *AM(g) 1956 AM Haarlem 1949 FCC Haarlem 1954 |
Date when entry last modified |
28 May 2013 |
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