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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYR |
Originator name |
Mrs R.O. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1921 |
Description |
Fl. rounded; perianth segments very broad, squarish at apex, sometimes slightly truncate, prominently mucronate, a little reflexed, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments narrower, less prominently mucronate, more nearly spreading, with margins wavy or incurled; corona shallow bowl-shaped, ribbed, rich yellow, with a narrow band of deep red at rim, mouth with 6 overlapping lobes |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(g)(m) 1925 AM Haarlem 1924 |
Date when entry last modified |
12 December 2013 |
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