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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1942 |
Seed parent |
‘Royalist’? |
Pollen parent |
‘Crocus’? |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle, 114 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, not prominently mucronate, vivid yellow 9B, spreading, smooth, with midrib showing, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments a little narrower, somewhat inflexed, twisted or with margins wavy; corona funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, a little brighter in tone (12A) than the perianth, mouth expanded and more strongly ribbed, rim notched and crenate. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1942 FCC(e) 1948 *AM(g) 1961 *FCC(g) 1962 AM Haarlem 1948 FCC Haarlem 1954 |
Date when entry last modified |
23 April 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].