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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
7 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
A. Gray |
Date of first flowering |
pre1946 |
Seed parent |
{N. rupicola} |
Pollen parent |
?{N. poeticus} |
Description |
Fl. rounded, 50 mm wide, self yellow or with perianth paler than corona; perianth segments very broad in outline, rounded or squarish and sometimes truncate at apex, prominently mucronate, a little reflexed, smooth, of good substance, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, with apex rounded or retuse, not noticeably mucronate, more nearly spreading, with margins somewhat incurved; corona disc-shaped, ribbed, lightly frilled. Dwarf. 2n=14. Resembles a shorter-stemmed, self yellow 'Bobbysoxer' of less rapid increase |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AGM 1996 AM 2006 |
Notes |
ADS Wister Award 2010 |
Date when entry last modified |
01 May 2024 |
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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].