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Daffodil details
Merry Widow
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
P |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Registrant name |
J.L. Richardson |
Year of registration |
1958 |
Seed parent |
‘Templemore’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Salmon Trout’ |
Description |
Fl. 92 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt and slightly mucronate, spreading or very slightly reflexed, plane, smooth, overlapping half or more; the inner segments narrower, slightly inflexed, lightly ribbed; corona funnel-shaped, loosely ribbed, soft salmon pink (28D), very lightly frilled, with rim crenate and narrowly flanged |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1962 |
Date when entry last modified |
01 April 1998 |
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