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Daffodil details
Mrs R.O.Backhouse
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 (b) |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
P |
Originator name |
Mrs R.O. Backhouse |
Date of first flowering |
pre1921 |
Parent notes |
Parentage thought to involve 'Lord Kitchener' and possibly 'Will Scarlett' |
Description |
Fl. 97 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate in outline, rounded or somewhat squarish at apex, prominently mucronate, spreading, slightly twisted, overlapping half; the inner segments more or less inflexed; corona cylindrical, pale apricot pink, shading to a deeper tone at rim, with mouth slightly expanded and loosely frilled, rim crenate. 2n=28 |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
17 November 2016 |
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