Descant
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Classification:
1 W-P[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1991
Hybridizer:

Brian S. Duncan

Rathowen Daffodils, in partnership with Clarke Campbell (1973-1988), Dergmoney, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland;

Founded Brian Duncan Daffodils 1989 - 2001

Brian S. Duncan

Photo from Spain in 2011

Brian S. Duncan
, Northern Ireland, UK
Registered:
Yes, 2001
Seed Parent: 
Verran 2 W-P 
William Jackson, Jr., Australia
Year Registered: 1979
Kootara x Egina
Verran
Pollen Parent: 
Algarve 2 W-GPP 
Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1984
Simile x Polonaise
Algarve
Seedling Number:
D1703
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. rounded, 105 mm wide; perianth segments very broad, shouldered at base, rounded at apex, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping; corona cylindrical, smooth, shell pink, with a paler tone at rim, mouth flared and frilled, with rim crenate. Early to mid-season. Resembles ‘Chanson’ but with more persistent color.

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DescantDescant, 1 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 2001
Photo #41016 Kirby Fong, USADescantDescant, 1 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 2001
Photo #4034 Tony James, EnglandDescantDescant, 1 W-P, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 2001
Photo #4033 Tony James, England