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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11a |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
J. Gerritsen & Son |
Registrant name |
J. Gerritsen & Son |
Year of registration |
1961 |
Description |
Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, squarish or truncate at apex, fairly prominently mucronate, creamy white, reflexed, a little concave, overlapping one-third; the inner segments narrower, more rounded at apex, less strongly reflexed, with margins wavy or recurved; corona split to base, the six segments a quarter to one-third as long as the perianth segments and opposite and closely overlying them, very broad and overlapping, deeply bi-lobed, ribbed, orange, sometimes touched white or yellow at margins, heavily frilled. Mid-season. 2n=28. Resembles a more heavily frilled `Professor Einstein' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM Haarlem 1967 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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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].