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Daffodil details
Puritan Maiden
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (c) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
J.R. Pearson & Sons |
Date of first flowering |
pre1915 |
Seed parent |
2 W-? |
Pollen parent |
‘Florence Pearson’ |
Description |
Perianth segments spreading, with margins slightly wavy, overlapping a quarter; the inner segments inflexed at base, recurved at apex, more strongly wavy; corona somewhat funnel-shaped, pale creamy white, mouth expanded, with rim narrowly flanged. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1923 |
Date when entry last modified |
22 October 2014 |
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