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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Registrant name |
J.L. Richardson |
Year of registration |
1956 |
Seed parent |
’Falaise’ |
Pollen parent |
’Ceylon’ |
Description |
Fl. 108 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments very broad in outline, rounded or truncate at apex, bright greenish yellow 6C, with slight white mucro, overlapping half; the outer whorl spreading or a little inflexed, concave; the inner whorl more strongly inflexed and more deeply concave; some shorter petaloid segments at centre strongly inflexed, with margins folded inwards or strongly incurled; corona segments shorter than the petaloid segments and interspersed among them, orange, touched with yellow, frilled. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC 1956 FCC(e) 1961 AGM 1995 AM Haarlem 1961 FCC Haarlem 1961 Wister Award 2003 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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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].