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Daffodil details
White Sentinel
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G.H. Engleheart |
Date of first flowering |
c.1915 |
Seed parent |
‘Beacon’ hybrid |
Description |
Perianth segments broadly ovate, yellowish white, spreading, with margins incurling, overlapping half; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins slightly wavy; corona funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, tinged pale yellow, slightly frilled, rim crenate and sometimes a little flanged. 2n=28. Resembles `Mitylene' but with a yellower corona |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1926 |
Date when entry last modified |
09 February 2016 |
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