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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
J.S.B. Lea |
Date of first flowering |
c. 1961 |
Registrant name |
J.S.B. Lea |
Year of registration |
1980 |
Seed parent |
‘Easter Moon’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Omeath’ |
Description |
Fl. 120 mm wide, greenish white 157D; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, spreading or very slightly inflexed, plane or a little concave, with margins sometimes incurling at apex, smooth, with midrib showing, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, acute, more strongly inflexed; corona narrow, straight-sided and only slightly expanding, lightly ribbed, opening buffy pink, soon becoming white, mouth straight and lightly frilled, with rim crenate |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC(e) 1961 AM(e) 1972 |
Date when entry last modified |
04 October 2017 |
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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].