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Daffodil details
Papillon Blanc
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11b |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Date of first flowering |
1940 |
Registrant name |
J.W.A.Lefeber |
Year of registration |
1960 |
Description |
Fl. 85 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, prominently mucronate, creamy white, spreading, concave, overlapping half or more; the inner segments narrower, only very slightly mucronate, with margins wavy; corona split to base, the six segments more than half as long as the perianth segments and alternate to them, opening with a longitudinal band of yellow at midrib, becoming self creamy white, darker in tone than the perianth, inflexed, frilled, overlapping, sometimes with a short extra growth at the overlap. Late. 2n=29 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM Haarlem 1962 |
Notes |
Spelt `Papillon Blanche' until 1966 |
Date when entry last modified |
01 April 1998 |
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