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Daffodil details
Benghazi
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
YOO |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1941 |
Seed parent |
‘Seraglio’ x (’Beacon’ x ‘Fortune’) |
Pollen parent |
‘Porthilly’ |
Description |
Fl. rounded; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, rounded at apex, slightly mucronate, rich bright yellow, plane, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, slightly inflexed, creased, with margin indented at shoulder; corona shallow bowl-shaped, lightly ribbed, bright orange, paling to golden yellow at base, mouth widely expanded, split in places and overlapping, with rim regularly 12-crenate. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
22 October 2006 |
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