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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
Mrs R.O. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1905 |
Seed parent |
‘Minnie Hume’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Weardale Perfection’ |
Description |
Fl. facing slightly downwards; perianth segments broadly ovate, usually acute, sometimes mucronate, pure white, somewhat ribbed, with margins often incurving towards apex, overlapping half; corona angled, pale primrose yellow, sometimes tinged yellowish pink, with mouth expanded, deeply and somewhat irregularly frilled. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM 1905 |
Date when entry last modified |
08 December 1999 |
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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].