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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
11b |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y/OW |
Originator name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Registrant name |
J.W.A. Lefeber |
Year of registration |
1974 |
Seed parent |
’Papillon Blanc’ |
Pollen parent |
’Eddy Canzony’ |
Description |
Fl. 95 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, fairly prominently mucronate, greenish white 155C, spreading or a little reflexed, somewhat creased, overlapping half or more; corona split to base, the six segments two-thirds the length of the perianth segments, alternate to them and more narrowly ovate, sometimes 2- or 3-lobed, with yellow at base and in a broad longitudinal band at midrib flecked with orange, white at margins, the margins wavy or incurling and sometimes twisted, overlapping. Mid-season |
Synonym(s) |
'White Butterfly' |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
05 December 2013 |
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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].