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Narcissus ‘Autocrat’ (2)


Synonym: Narcissus ‘Autocrat’

Description:

Historic mid-season daffodil, classified 2 Y-Y [Large-Cupped], grows 32.5–67.5 cm (12.8–26.6 in) and was hybridised by Edward Leeds and William Backhouse in England, registered before 1869. Its large, yellow flowers have a widely expanded corona, sometimes tinged with orange. Described by W. Backhouse in 1914 as a “uniform soft clear yellow”.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/


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