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Daffodil details
Velvet Chord
Registered? |
Yes |
Division |
2 |
Perianth colour(s) |
Y |
Corona colour(s) |
O |
Originator name |
R. & E.Havens |
Date of first flowering |
1998 |
Registrant name |
R. & E.Havens |
Year of registration |
2007 |
Seed parent |
’Gold Velvet’ |
Pollen parent |
’Scarlet Chord’ |
Seedling number |
HH26/1 |
Description |
Fl. 105 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, only slightly mucronate, spreading, plane to a little concave, smooth and of heavy substance, with broad midrib showing, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, shouldered at base, somewhat inflexed, creased, with margins wavy; corona cylindrical, smooth, tangerine orange, mouth slightly expanded, lightly ribbed and frilled, with rim shallowly crenate. Early. Sunproof |
Synonym(s) |
none |
Award(s) |
none |
Date when entry last modified |
05 September 2007 |
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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].