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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
5 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
W.M. Thomson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1928 |
Seed parent |
{N. jonquilla} |
Pollen parent |
{N. triandrus} |
Description |
Fls 6-8 per stem, pale canary yellow; perianth segments ovate or oblong, blunt, prominently mucronate, reflexed, plane, overlapping at base only; the inner segments less noticeably mucronate, less strongly reflexed, with margins wavy or incurved; corona cup-shaped, very broadly and shallowly ribbed, paler in colour than the perianth, mouth even, with rim broadly and obscurely crenate. Dwarf. Scented. With occasional secondary stems. 2n=14. Resembles an `April Tears' of slower increase |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(a) 1938 AGM 1996 Wister Award 2008 |
Date when entry last modified |
27 March 2024 |
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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].