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Daffodil details
Ornatus
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
9 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
YYR |
Originator name |
French origin |
Parent notes |
Selection from {N. radiiflorus} var. {exertus}, introduced c.1870 by James Walker |
Description |
Fl. 64 mm wide; perianth segments broadly obovate, blunt, fairly prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, with margins wavy, separated at base, overlapping at shoulder; the inner segments with margins strongly recurved at base as if spathulate; corona disc-shaped, ribbed, brilliant greenish yellow 6B, with shades of green at base and with a narrow band of red (43B) at rim. Mid-season to late. 2n=14 |
Synonym(s) |
Poeticus `Ornatus' |
Award(s) |
none |
Notes |
Mistakenly named "The Flat Crowned Saffron Rim" |
Date when entry last modified |
18 November 2015 |
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