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Daffodil details
Tutankhamun
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GWW |
Originator name |
Mrs J. Abel Smith |
Registrant name |
Mrs J. Abel Smith |
Year of registration |
1972 |
Seed parent |
‘Ave’ |
Pollen parent |
‘Empress of Ireland’ |
Seedling number |
L3/82 |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle, 126 mm wide, greenish white 155C; perianth segments very broad in outline, blunt or rounded at apex, variably mucronate, spreading, plane, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, a little inflexed, somewhat twisted or with margins wavy, angular at shoulder; corona ribbed, with brilliant yellow-green 154B at base, mouth expanded and wavy, rim shallowly rolled and more or less entire. Mid-season. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC(e) 1974 AM(e) 1975 |
Date when entry last modified |
28 October 2015 |
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