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Daffodil details
Green Island
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GWY |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1938 |
Seed parent |
‘Gracious’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Seraglio’ |
Description |
Fl. rounded, 100 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, blunt or rounded at apex, slightly mucronate, spreading, concave at apex or with margins incurling, waxy smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half or more; the inner segments roundish, somewhat truncate, only very slightly mucronate, a little inflexed; corona shallow, ribbed, creamy white, greenish at base, with a broad band of brilliant greenish yellow 6C at rim, mouth widely expanded, split in places and overlapping, closely frilled. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
*(Gulval)PC(m) 1940 AM(e) 1946 AM Haarlem 1965 |
Date when entry last modified |
17 November 2016 |
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