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Daffodil details
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
H.G. Cross |
Date of first flowering |
1975 |
Registrant name |
H.G. Cross |
Year of registration |
1992 |
Seed parent |
‘Pontresina’ |
Pollen parent |
‘White Lion’ |
Seedling number |
57 |
Description |
Fl. 105 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments in several whorls, yellowish white 155B; the two outer whorls of more or less equal length, very broad, prominently mucronate, spreading, plane or somewhat concave, overlapping half or more; the inner whorls shorter, strongly inflexed, with margins more or less strongly incurling; corona segments about one-third the length of the outer petaloid segments, interspersed among those at centre, opening pale greenish yellow 10D, becoming whitish yellow (158D), frilled, with margins notched. Late |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
02 June 2006 |
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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].