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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.1944 |
Seed parent |
‘Trevisky’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Fairy King’ hybrid |
Seedling number |
52/A/39 |
Description |
Fl. 91 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, brilliant greenish yellow 6B, slightly reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate or oval, only very slightly mucronate, slightly inflexed, with midrib showing; corona cylindrical, narrowly ribbed, strong orange 24A, with mouth straight and rim slightly dentate. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1956 *AM(g) 1959 |
Notes |
Formerly named `Home Fires' |
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].