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Daffodil details
Oryx
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
7 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Registrant name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Year of registration |
1969 |
Seed parent |
‘Aircastle’ |
Pollen parent |
{N. jonquilla} |
Seedling number |
Z2/15 |
Description |
Fls 2-3 per stem, 70 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate or oblong, rounded at apex and sometimes somewhat truncate, brilliant to light greenish yellow 3B to C, with slight white mucro, spreading or inflexed, a little concave, with margins incurling, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments ovate, with margins more strongly incurved; corona bowl-shaped, straight-sided, loosely ribbed, opening light greenish yellow to pale yellow-green 4C to D, becoming near white, with mouth straight, wavy, rim entire. Mid-season. Scented. 2n=21 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1990 AGM 1998 |
Date when entry last modified |
27 September 2017 |
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