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Daffodil details
Armada
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
G.L. Wilson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1938 |
Seed parent |
Sdlg 15/7 |
Pollen parent |
?‘Cornish Fire’ |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle, 108 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, vivid yellow 9A, spreading, a little concave, smooth, with margins minutely incurling at apex, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, inflexed at base, reflexed near apex, with margins incurved; corona broad funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, strong orange 25A, mouth split in places and overlapping, wavy, with rim flanged and crenate. Early. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1945 FCC(e) 1947 *AM(g) 1962 *FCC(g) 1968 *AM(p) 1976 *FCC(p) 1977 AGMRescinded 1993 AM Haarlem 1948 FCC Haarlem 1955 |
Date when entry last modified |
15 February 2022 |
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