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Daffodil details
Praecox
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
9 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GYR |
Date of first flowering |
pre1900 |
Seed parent |
{N. poeticus} sdlg |
Description |
Fl. star-shaped; perianth segments pure white, reflexed, with margins wavy and strongly incurved, of poor substance, overlapping up to a quarter; corona very shallow bowl-shaped, closely ribbed, yellow, faintly tinged green at base, with a band of orange-red at rim, rim sometimes deeply notched. Early. Resembles a shorter and smaller-flowered `Praecox Grandiflorus' of later flowering season and less sweet a scent |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
31 January 2001 |
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