Lilac Charm
Classification:
6 W-GPP[ Cyclamineus ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Dwarf - less than 32.5 cm (12.8 in)
Registered:
Yes, 1973
Seed Parent: 
Roseworthy 2 W-P 
Douglas Blanchard, England
Year Registered: 1948
Rose of Tralee x Wild Rose
Roseworthy
Pollen Parent: 
May Queen 2 W-GYY 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1973
Seedling 562 x Rose Caprice
May Queen
Seedling Number:
42
Chromosomes:
27
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
9 times as seed, 4 times as pollen
Comments

Fl. 85 mm wide; perianth segments ovate or somewhat oblong, blunt, prominently mucronate, white, tinged green at base, spreading at base, strongly reflexed at apex, with glistening surface, overlapping 1/3 to 1/2; inner segments more nearly ovate, only very slightly mucronate, sometimes somewhat twisted; corona funnel-shaped, lightly ribbed, pale yellowish pink, paling to greenish white at base, with rim flanged and crenate. Tetraploid -1.

Origin of Name

Named for the most lilac color daffodil the Brian Duncan has been able to produce.

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Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #62015 Juan Andres Varas Braun, Chile
LILAC CHARMLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #59582 Michael Baxter, England
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #53506 John E. Colley, England
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #53505 John E. Colley, England
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #49803 Lawrence Trevanion, Australia
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #42445 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #42444 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #42443 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #42442 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #40411 John Castor, USA
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #37086 Michael Baxter, England
Lilac CharmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #36474 Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #20572 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #12375 Ian Scroggy, Northern Ireland
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #5776 Tom Stettner, USA
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #5607 Henry Shejbal, Italy
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #4179 Tony James, England
Lilac charmLilac Charm, 6 W-GPP, Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland, 1973
Photo #1009 Brian S. Duncan, Northern Ireland