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Daffodil details
Minnie Hume
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (c) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
W. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1869 |
Seed parent |
’Albicans’ |
Pollen parent |
{N. radiiflorus} |
Description |
Fl. white; perianth segments ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, spreading, with midrib showing, overlapping at base only; the inner segments only very slightly mucronate, with margins wavy; corona short funnel-shaped, ribbed, opening lemon yellow, becoming white, with mouth straight and frilled. Resembles `Queen of England' |
Synonym(s) |
Leedsii `Minnie Hume' Leedsii `Vincenti Minnie Hume' |
Award(s) |
none |
Notes |
"Absorbed" `Queen of England' |
Date when entry last modified |
08 October 2014 |
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