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Daffodil details
Sportsman
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
R |
Originator name |
Brian S. Duncan |
Registrant name |
Rathowen Daffodils |
Year of registration |
1979 |
Seed parent |
‘Ceylon’ |
Pollen parent |
?‘Battle Cry’ |
Seedling number |
373 |
Description |
Fl. rounded, 95 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, blunt or a little truncate at apex, golden yellow, with slight white mucro, slightly reflexed, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments spreading; corona bowl-shaped, ribbed, very deep orange-red, with mouth straight and lightly frilled. Mid-season. Resembles a taller and more rounded `Barnsdale Wood' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
24 June 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].