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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11a |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
J. Gerritsen & Son |
Registrant name |
J. Gerritsen & Son |
Year of registration |
1973 |
Seed parent |
‘Orangery’ hybrid |
Description |
Fl. 115 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, fairly prominently mucronate, ivory white, tinged yellow beneath, concave, overlapping half or more; corona split to base, the six segments seven-eighths the length of the perianth segments and of the same width, opposite and closely overlying them, joined to them at the margins at base, deeply bi-lobed, with the lobes overlapping, strong orange 24A, sometimes with a narrow band of paler orange at rim, loosely frilled; the inner segments heavily ribbed and tightly frilled. Mid-season. Resembles a larger-flowered `Orangery' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
17 June 2008 |
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If you have a further inquiry about the names of daffodils and/or their parents, it should be made to the International Daffodil Registrar, Melanie Underwood at the following address: RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB, UK. Tel. (+44) (0)1483 212403. E-mail: [email protected].