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Daffodil details
M.J.Berkeley
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
W. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1869 |
Seed parent |
‘Maximus’ hybrid |
Description |
Fl. rich deep yellow; perianth segments ovate, acute, not noticeably mucronate, inflexed, with margins wavy or twisted, overlapping at base only; the inner segments sometimes more strongly inflexed towards apex, with margins recurved; corona cylindrical, mouth very widely expanded, heavily ribbed, 6-lobed, with rim deeply notched and crenate. Early. 2n=14. Resembles a large-flowered `Maximus' |
Synonym(s) |
Pseudonarcissus Major `M.J.Berkeley' |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
18 November 2015 |
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