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Daffodil details
Fortune
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
W.T. Ware |
Date of first flowering |
pre1915 |
Parent notes |
Possibly `M.J. Berkeley' x (`C.J. Backhouse' or 'King Alfred'); or `Sir Watkin' x `Blackwell' |
Description |
Fl. 108 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, brilliant yellow 8A, spreading, overlapping half; the inner segments a little inflexed, somewhat creased and with margins nicked; corona short funnel-shaped, broad, smooth, strong orange 24A, paler towards base, mouth straight, finely ribbed, with deeply overlapping lobes, lightly frilled. Early. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC 1923 FCC 1924 *AM(g) 1947 AM Haarlem 1926 FCC Haarlem 1927 FA Haarlem 1934 FCFA Haarlem 1935 |
Date when entry last modified |
15 January 2013 |
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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].