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Daffodil details
Grand Monarque
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
?Dutch origin |
Date of first flowering |
pre1759 |
Parent notes |
Variant of {N. tazetta} subsp. {lacticolor} |
Description |
Fls many per stem; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, spreading, somewhat concave, with margins wavy or incurled, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments a little inflexed; corona shallow cup-shaped, broadly and shallowly ribbed, brilliant greenish yellow 6A, with mouth straight or a little incurved, rim entire. Mid-season. 2n=31+1B |
Synonym(s) |
Tazetta 'Grand Monarque' ?'Le Grand Monarque' 'Monarch' 'Grand Monarch' 'Grand Monarque de France' 'Czar Monarque' 'Floribunda' 'Floribundus' 'French Monarque' "The Nosegay""Nosegay" |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
27 September 2017 |
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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].