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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
N.Y. Lower |
Date of first flowering |
pre1928 |
Seed parent |
‘Bernardino’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Fortune’ |
Description |
Fl. rounded; perianth segments very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, a little concave either side of broad midrib, overlapping half; the inner segments only very slightly mucronate, with margins wavy and sometimes notched near mid-point; corona broad bowl-shaped, smooth, bright pinkish apricot orange, mouth expanded, split in places and overlapping, loosely frilled, rim minutely ribbed. Mid-season. Resembles `Bernardino' in colouring and `Fortune' in form |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1931 *HC(g) 1936 *AM(g) 1946 AM Haarlem 1933 |
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].