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Daffodil details
Compressus
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
?Dutch origin |
Date of first flowering |
pre-1882 |
Description |
Fls up to 13 per stem, 36 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, blunt, prominently mucronate, yellowish white (4D), strongly reflexed, overlapping half; the inner segments not noticeably mucronate, sometimes a little twisted; corona cup-shaped, very broadly and shallowly ribbed, brilliant to light greenish yellow 4A to B, mouth straight, wavy, with rim entire. 2n=31. Resembles a smaller-flowered `Avalanche' with more flowers per stem or `Grand Monarque' but with the perianth segments reflexed |
Synonym(s) |
`Compressa' |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
30 November 2020 |
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