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Daffodil details
Dorothy May
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
GWP |
Originator name |
D.C.MacArthur |
Date of first flowering |
1990 |
Registrant name |
D.C.MacArthur |
Year of registration |
2002 |
Seed parent |
’Pismo Beach’ open pollinated |
Seedling number |
EV84/313 |
Description |
Fl. forming a double triangle, 99 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, greenish white 155C, glistening, spreading, plane, with broad midrib showing, of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, a little inflexed, with margins wavy or incurled, creased; corona funnel-shaped, angled, darker in tone (155A) than the perianth, with moderate yellow-green 146C at base and a band of strong yellowish pink 31C at rim, mouth straight, lobed, wavy, with rim flanged and crenate. Mid-season. Sunproof. Sweetly scented. Standard: colour print provided by registrant (WSY0042148) |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
08 August 2003 |
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