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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1936 |
Seed parent |
‘Marksman’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Penquite’ |
Description |
Fl. rounded, about 102 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, rounded or truncate at apex, slightly mucronate, lemon yellow, with a faint flush of pink radiating from the base, spreading, plane, or a little concave near apex, sometimes creased, overlapping half; the inner segments roundish, a little inflexed; corona deep cup-shaped, incurved at base, ribbed, orange, with mouth straight or somewhat incurved, a little frilled, rim crenate. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1941 *AM(g) 1952 |
Date when entry last modified |
22 October 2014 |
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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].