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Daffodil details
Fortune's Cheer
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
The Brodie of Brodie |
Date of first flowering |
c.1927 |
Seed parent |
‘Fortune’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Robin Redbreast’ |
Description |
Fl. 83 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, brilliant greenish yellow, paling at midrib near apex, with prominent white mucro, concave near apex, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, creased and with margins occasionally incurling; corona funnel-shaped, ribbed, strong orange 25A, mouth sometimes split and obscurely 6-lobed, straight, with rim notched |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
31 May 2007 |
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