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Daffodil details
Cassandra
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
9 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GYR |
Originator name |
G.H. Engleheart |
Date of first flowering |
pre1897 |
Seed parent |
’Ornatus’ |
Pollen parent |
{N. radiiflorus} var. {poetarum} |
Seedling number |
347 |
Description |
Perianth segments broadly ovate or oblong, squarish at apex, more or less prominently mucronate, spreading, plane or with margins narrowly incurling at apex, overlapping half; the inner segments shouldered at base, a little inflexed, with margins more strongly incurved and giving a narrower appearance; corona very small disc-shaped, ribbed, orange-yellow, more or less heavily tinged green at base, with a clearly defined band of dark red at rim. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM 1899 |
Date when entry last modified |
03 October 2012 |
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