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Daffodil details
Scarlet Elegance
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
YRR |
Originator name |
P.D. Williams |
Date of first flowering |
pre1938 |
Description |
Fl. 84 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate in outline, blunt or slightly truncate, bright lemon yellow, with white mucro, spreading, with margins incurling, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, angled at shoulder, with margins wavy; corona cup-shaped, deep red, paling to yellow at base, mouth straight and lightly frilled. Resembles a more intensely coloured 'Killigrew' |
Synonym(s) |
`Scarlet Elegans' `Star of the East' `Star of the West' `Jupiter' `Brilliant Star' |
Award(s) |
FA Haarlem 1939 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 April 2009 |
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