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Daffodil details
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Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11b |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O/YW |
Originator name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Date of first flowering |
1970 |
Registrant name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Year of registration |
1981 |
Seed parent |
‘Papillon Blanc’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Burning Heart’ |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle, 90 mm wide; perianth segments broadly oblong, truncate, fairly prominently mucronate, white, spreading, lightly creased, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more heavily creased, with margins wavy; corona split, the six segments one-eighth to half as long as the perianth segments and alternate to them, narrowly oblong, notched or more deeply split at apex, with a broad longitudinal band of strong orange 25B at midrib radiating to variable lengths from base, flanked by light greenish yellow 5C, with white at margins and sometimes at apex, with margins curled inwards, separated or slightly overlapping; some short malformed extra growths between the segments. Early to mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
21 November 2007 |
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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].