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Daffodil details
Maximus Superbus
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
E. Leeds |
Date of first flowering |
pre1851 |
Seed parent |
‘Maximus’ hybrid |
Description |
Fl. golden yellow, facing up; perianth segments somewhat oblong, blunt, with slight white mucro and with green at midrib beneath, spreading or a little inflexed, often twisted or with margins recurved, margins notched, overlapping up to a quarter; the inner segments ovate, acute; corona cylindrical, broadly ribbed, darker in tone than the perianth, tinged orange with age, mouth abruptly expanded and more closely ribbed, deeply 6-lobed, with rim deeply notched and dentate, margins flanged. 2n=21 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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