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Daffodil details
Snowy Owl
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
4 |
Perianth colour(s) |
W |
Corona colour(s) |
W |
Originator name |
Brian S.Duncan |
Registrant name |
Brian S.Duncan |
Year of registration |
2007 |
Seed parent |
’Serena Beach’ |
Pollen parent |
’Soprano’ |
Seedling number |
2471 |
Description |
Fl. rounded, 112 mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments in two whorls, with some additional segments at centre, shouldered at base, pure white, with midrib showing, smooth and of heavy substance, deeply overlapping; the outer whorl very broadly ovate, rounded at apex or somewhat truncate, spreading, plane; the inner whorl more narrowly ovate, blunt, inflexed, with margins wavy or incurved; the additional segments clustered at centre, very strongly inflexed; corona segments interspersed among the petaloid segments, off-white, frilled. Late. Resembles a much larger 'Santa Claus' |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
PC(e) 27 April 2019 |
Date when entry last modified |
16 September 2019 |
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