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Daffodil details
King Hit
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
YOO |
Originator name |
D.J. Jackson |
Date of first flowering |
1979 |
Registrant name |
Jackson's Daffodils |
Year of registration |
1989 |
Seed parent |
‘Ra’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Yoone’ |
Seedling number |
119/79 |
Description |
Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, rounded at apex, brilliant greenish yellow 6A, with slight white mucro, spreading, smooth, overlapping half or more; the inner segments truncate and only very slightly mucronate, shouldered at base, a little inflexed, with margins slightly wavy; corona bowl-shaped, orange (28A) paling to yellow at base, lightly frilled. Early to mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
17 June 2008 |
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