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Daffodil details
Glory of Leiden
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
de Graaff Bros |
Date of first flowering |
pre1887 |
Seed parent |
‘Emperor’ hybrid or {N. abscissus} |
Pollen parent |
1 W-W |
Description |
Flower very large, yellow; perianth segments ovate, blunt, a little inflexed, with margins sometimes incurling, overlapping a quarter to one-third; the inner segments somewhat twisted; corona cylindrical, smooth, darker in tone than the perianth, with mouth flared and a little frilled, rim notched and shallowly and unevenly crenate. Resembles a large-flowered `Emperor' of slightly lighter colour |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
FCC 1887 |
Notes |
See also `Glory of Leyden' |
Date when entry last modified |
21 June 2007 |
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