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Daffodil details
Compressus
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Date of first flowering |
pre1799 |
Parent notes |
Selection from {N.} x {intermedius} |
Description |
Fls 2-6 per stem, 25-31 mm wide; perianth segments three times as long as the corona, narrowly ovate, acute, bright lemon yellow, with white mucro, spreading, concave, with margins sometimes wavy or a little twisted, more or less overlapping; corona orange-yellow, mouth expanded, obscurely 3-lobed, with the lobes bi-lobed, a little frilled. Dwarf or standard. Scented. Resembles N. tazetta but with narrower perianth segments |
Synonym(s) |
`Compressa' "The Jasmine Jonquil" {N. compressus} Haworth |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
25 March 2000 |
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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].