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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
7 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
R.V. Favell |
Date of first flowering |
pre1954 |
Seed parent |
‘Hades’ |
Pollen parent |
{N. jonquilla} |
Description |
Fls 2-3 per stem, 62 mm wide; perianth segments ovate or broadly ovate, blunt or truncate, slightly mucronate, brilliant yellow 8A, spreading, a little concave, overlapping one-third; the inner segments narrower, with margins incurling; corona shallow bowl-shaped, ribbed, strong orange 26A, with mouth expanded and only a little frilled, rim notched and crenate. Mid-season to late. Scented. 2n=21. Closely resembles a `Susan Pearson' of more rapid increase |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1963 *AM(g) 1977 *FCC(g) 1979 AGM 2003 AM Haarlem 1954 FCC Haarlem 1956 |
Date when entry last modified |
04 December 2017 |
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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].