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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11b |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O/W |
Originator name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Registrant name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Year of registration |
1968 |
Seed parent |
‘Brilliant Star’ hybrid |
Description |
Fl. 85 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, truncate, very prominently mucronate, spreading, with raised midrib, overlapping half; the inner segments less noticeably truncate or mucronate, square-shouldered at base; corona split to base, the six segments two-thirds the length of the perianth segments and alternate to them, oblong, narrow, squarish at apex, twisted and with margins incurved or more tightly incurled, with a broad longitudinal band of orange flanked by white, sometimes with a small extra growth between the segments at base. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Notes |
See also `Tepolo' |
Date when entry last modified |
05 December 2013 |
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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].