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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G. Lubbe & Son |
Date of first flowering |
pre1926 |
Description |
Fl. 108 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, vivid yellow 9B, slightly inflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments somewhat twisted; corona funnel-shaped, smooth at base, lightly ribbed towards mouth, vivid yellow 12A, with rim widely flanged and very deeply dentate, with margins recurved. Early to mid-season. 2n=28. Resembles a large-flowered `King Alfred' with broader perianth segments |
Synonym(s) |
`Jacob Maris' |
Award(s) |
*AM(g) 1959 *FCC(g) 1965 *AM(p) 1978 AM Haarlem 1926 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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