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Daffodil details
Pretender
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Date of first flowering |
1954 |
Registrant name |
G.E.Mitsch |
Year of registration |
1964 |
Seed parent |
‘John Evelyn’ x ‘Fortune’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Green Island’ |
Seedling number |
P110/1 |
Description |
Fl. rounded, 100 mm wide; perianth segments with margins somewhat incurved, of heavy substance, deeply overlapping; corona almost disc-shaped, pale lemon yellow, paling to creamy yellow towards base, with shades of grey in tube and flecks of white between the notches at rim, mouth heavily frilled and folded, with some extra segments beneath. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
01 April 1998 |
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