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Daffodil details
Ceylon
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1943 |
Seed parent |
‘Marksman’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Diolite’ |
Description |
Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, vivid yellow 9B, with white mucro, spreading or slightly inflexed, plane, with a metallic sheen, with midrib showing, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments a little narrower, sometimes with a "thumb" at the margin, inflexed, a little creased and with margins slightly wavy; corona short funnel-shaped, vivid orange 28B, mouth straight, split in places and overlapping, lightly frilled, with rim crenate. Early to mid-season. Sunproof. 2n=27,28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC 1945 AM(e) 1946 FCC(e) 1948 *AM(g) 1961 *FCC(g) 1962 *FCC(p) 1974 AGM 1995 Wister Award 1994 |
Date when entry last modified |
27 September 2017 |
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