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Daffodil details
Pontresina
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Registrant name |
J.L. Richardson |
Year of registration |
1958 |
Seed parent |
‘Green Island’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Chinese White’ |
Description |
Fl. 114 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, not prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, concave and with margins incurling at apex, smooth, regular, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base; corona very shallow funnel-shaped or almost disc-shaped, opening pale yellow, soon becoming whitish, with green in tube, mouth deeply split and overlapping, usually 3-lobed, frilled. 2n=28. Resembles `Green Island' in form |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1959 *AM(g) 1966 |
Date when entry last modified |
01 April 1998 |
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