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Daffodil details
Sir Francis Drake
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
1 (a) |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
J. Kendall |
Date of first flowering |
pre1902 |
Description |
Perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, not prominently mucronate, spreading or somewhat inflexed, twisted or with margins wavy, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more strongly inflexed, more definitely twisted; corona darker in tone than the perianth segments, smooth, mouth widely expanded, with rim deeply notched and crenate. Early. Resembles an earlier-flowered `Emperor` of darker colour |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM 1902 |
Date when entry last modified |
13 March 2011 |
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