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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
The Brodie of Brodie |
Date of first flowering |
c.1934 |
Seed parent |
‘Seraglio’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Killigrew’ |
Seedling number |
114/E/29 |
Description |
Fl. 95 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt or rounded at apex, slightly mucronate, between light greenish yellow 5C and the even lighter 5D, tinged with a darker tone (5B), spreading, concave either side of the broad midrib, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, a little inflexed, with margins recurved in lower third; corona short broad funnel-shaped, ribbed, between vivid orange 28B and a darker tone (28A), paling to yellow-orange (23A) towards base, mouth straight, split in places and overlapping, loosely frilled, with rim irregularly notched and crenate. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
*HC(p) 1986 |
Date when entry last modified |
13 December 2010 |
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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].