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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
H.G. Cross |
Date of first flowering |
1974 |
Registrant name |
H.G. Cross |
Year of registration |
1984 |
Seed parent |
‘Gideon’ |
Pollen parent |
‘White Lion’ |
Seedling number |
78-4 |
Description |
Fl. rounded, of strong substance; perianth and other petaloid segments in three whorls, very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, greenish white (155A), with paler mucro, spreading or a ittle inflexed, somewhat concave, overlapping half or more; the inner whorls successively shorter, a little narrower and more strongly inflexed; some segments at centre crumpled and very strongly inflexed; corona segments shorter still, clustered among the petaloid segments, pale yellow 8D, with brilliant yellow 10A at rim, tightly frilled. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
28 November 2007 |
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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].