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Daffodil details
Petsamo
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (c) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1942 |
Seed parent |
‘Niphetos’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Kanchenjunga’ |
Description |
Fl. 108 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, spreading, with margins a little wavy, overlapping half; the outer segments overlapping one another; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, shouldered at base, a little inflexed, with margins more strongly wavy; corona cylindrical, mouth ribbed and very widely expanded, with rim rolled and crenate. Mid-season. Resembles a smaller but much improved `Kanchenjunga' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1950 |
Date when entry last modified |
19 November 2007 |
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