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Daffodil details
Sunrise
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
3 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYO |
Originator name |
Mrs R.O. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1901 |
Description |
Fl. 70 mm wide, facing slightly downwards; perianth segments obovate in outline, blunt or squarish at apex, mucronate, white, with a suffusion of yellow at base and along midrib sometimes extending almost to apex, spreading, more or less plane, a little ribbed and of thin substance, somewhat irregular in form, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments narrower, ovate, more regular in form, only very slightly mucronate, a little inflexed, with margins wavy; corona shallow bowl-shaped, slightly ribbed, rich orange-yellow, shading to clear mid-orange at rim, mouth split in places and overlapping, rim dentate and sometimes notched. 2n=14 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
FCC 1901 AM(c) 1914 *AM(m) 1926 *AM(g) 1936 FCC Haarlem 1912 EFA Haarlem 1928 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 December 2021 |
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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].