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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
F. Culpin |
Date of first flowering |
pre1914 |
Seed parent |
’Ornatus� sport |
Description |
Fl. rounded; perianth and other petaloid segments in several whorls, broad in outline, rounded at apex, very slightly mucronate, slightly concave, with midrib showing; the outer whorl spreading; the inner whorls a little inflexed; the centre whorl narrower, strongly inflexed, with margins deeply incurled. Scented. 2n=14. Earlier-flowered than Poeticus 'Plenus' |
Synonym(s) |
`Spalding Queenie' |
Award(s) |
AM(m)(e) 1917 FCC(c) 1924 AM Haarlem 1928 FCC Haarlem 1929 |
Date when entry last modified |
11 May 2016 |
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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].