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Daffodil details
Scilly White
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Date of first flowering |
pre1865 |
Parent notes |
?Variant of {N.tazetta} subsp. {ochroleucus} |
Description |
Fls � 10 per stem, 35-40 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, prominently mucronate, spreading, with apex incurved, somewhat concave, overlapping half; corona cup-shaped, obscurely ribbed, opening pale greenish yellow, becoming creamy white, mouth straight, even or a little wavy, rim entire, occasionally notched. Early to mid-season. Scented. 2n=32. Resembles `Grand Primo Citroni�re' but with a paler corona |
Synonym(s) |
?`Sicily White' `Scilly Isles' White' |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
10 October 2017 |
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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].