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Daffodil details
Strega
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
Mrs H. Oxton |
Registrant name |
Mrs H. Oxton |
Year of registration |
1982 |
Seed parent |
‘Gay Time’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Daydream’ |
Seedling number |
1-1-79 |
Description |
Fl. 90 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments light greenish yellow 7D; the outer whorl broadly ovate, with prominent white mucro, spreading, a little concave, smooth, overlapping; the inner whorl not much shorter, sometimes nicked at shoulder, with the outer segments inflexed and the inner segments more sharply inflexed; a single segment at centre with margins tightly rolled inwards; corona segments in two whorls, one-third to a half as long as the petaloid segments, brilliant yellow 7A; the outer whorl split to base, with the six segments between the whorls of petaloid segments; the inner whorl continuous, funnel-shaped, smooth, frilled at mouth, with some overlapping lobes. Late |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
01 April 1998 |
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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].