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Daffodil details
Swift Arrow
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
6 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
Y |
Originator name |
G.E. Mitsch |
Date of first flowering |
1977 |
Registrant name |
R. & E. Havens |
Year of registration |
1991 |
Seed parent |
Sdlg B45/12 (sdlg P50/1 x ‘Flaming Meteor’) |
Pollen parent |
{N. cyclamineus} |
Seedling number |
2N41/1 |
Description |
Perianth segments ovate in outline, blunt or truncate at apex, clear deep yellow, with slight white mucro, strongly reflexed, overlapping half or more; the inner segments with margins wavy or incurling; corona cylindrical, lightly angled, slightly deeper in tone than the perianth segments, sometimes with undertones of orange, mouth flared, rim notched. Early. Resembles a slightly earlier-flowered `Warbler' with more yellow than green at base of perianth and corona |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
AGM 2001 |
Date when entry last modified |
26 April 2001 |
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