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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1951 |
Seed parent |
‘Goldcourt’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Kingscourt’ |
Description |
Fl. 95 mm wide, vivid yellow; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, only very slightly mucronate, spreading, plane, with margins sometimes slightly incurling, smooth and of waxy texture, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, inflexed at base, recurved towards apex, with margins wavy; corona cylindrical, smooth, a little darker in tone than the perianth, with mouth expanded and heavily ribbed, rim flanged, notched and crenate. Early. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1959 FCC(e) 1960 *AM(g) 1963 *FCC(g) 1971 AGM 1993 |
Date when entry last modified |
18 April 2016 |
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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].