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Daffodil details
Scarlet Gem
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
P.D. Williams |
Date of first flowering |
pre1910 |
Parent notes |
Poetaz |
Description |
Fls 4-6 per stem; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt and mucronate, rich primrose yellow, inflexed, overlapping two-thirds; the inner segments less prominently mucronate, loosely twisted; corona shallow, widely expanded, ribbed, vivid orange, with green clearly showing in tube, a little frilled. Mid-season. Scented. 2n=17 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1914 *FCC(g) 1936 AM Haarlem 1927 FA Haarlem 1936 |
Date when entry last modified |
06 November 2009 |
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