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Daffodil details
Scilly Dawn
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
8 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
Harry I.Tuggle Jr |
Date of first flowering |
c. 1967 |
Registrant name |
Trenoweth R. & D. Ltd |
Year of registration |
2001 |
Seed parent |
’Matador’ |
Pollen parent |
’Soleil d’Or’ |
Seedling number |
66/49/2 |
Description |
Fls 4 per stem, 53 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, blunt or truncate, brilliant yellow 12B, with white mucro more or less prominent, reflexed, with midrib showing, somewhat irregular, overlapping half; the inner segments more nearly spreading, creased, with margins wavy or recurved; corona bowl-shaped, ribbed, yellow-orange (23A), mouth expanded, sometimes deeply lobed and overlapping, loosely frilled, with rim notched and crenate. Early. Strongly scented. Resembles a taller and slightly later-flowered 'Hugh Town' of bolder colouring. Standard: colour print provided by registrant (WSY0030029) |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
31 July 2001 |
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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].