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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
J.L. Richardson |
Date of first flowering |
pre1945 |
Seed parent |
‘Mitylene’ x ‘Penquite’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Cardigan’ |
Description |
Fl. 130 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, mucronate, creamy white, overlaid with brilliant greenish yellow 6B, plane or a little concave, smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, sometimes truncate; corona funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, vivid yellow 12A, with mouth straight, frilled |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AM(e) 1950 FCC(e) 1956 *AM(g) 1963 *AM(p) 1978 |
Date when entry last modified |
25 October 2007 |
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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].