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Daffodil details
Registered? |
No |
Division |
3 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYR |
Originator name |
Brian S. Duncan |
Registrant name |
Rathowen Daffodils |
Year of registration |
1983 |
Seed parent |
‘Merlin’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Silent Beauty’ |
Seedling number |
411 |
Description |
Fl. 106 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, somewhat truncate, slightly mucronate, spreading, concave, with margins minutely incurling at apex, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, rounded at apex, with margins a little wavy; corona very shallow bowl-shaped, faintly ribbed, yellow, with a broad band of bright orange-red at rim, frilled, with rim dentate and in places more deeply notched. Mid-season. 2n=28. Resembles a smoother `Silent Beauty' of more consistency as a show flower |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
15 July 2015 |
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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].