Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 8 - Tazetta
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Ten to twenty flowers per stem. Petals are a brilliant yellow, cup shaped corona is yellow orange. Seed and pollen fertile.
Bloom season: VE - Very Early Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Unknown
Year of registration: Year of first flowering pre 1770. Registered with the RHS
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Awards: Award of Merit
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Other: Forcible
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Award of Merit 1977
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tazetta Daffodil
  • Paperwhite Daffodil
  • Paperwhites
  • Daffodil

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Date: 2015-01-24
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Date: 2015-01-24
backlit--really brightens up a grey day!
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-03-15
Location: Madrid, Spain
photo by: A. Barra

Credit NPS
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 2, 2015 12:25 AM concerning plant:
    Reportedly takes 5 to 6 weeks longer to force than its cousin, the Paperwhite, but the wondrous fragrance makes up for the time involved in the force. Usual height is 12 to 14 inches. A beautiful daffodil, well worth forcing indoors over winter. No actual cold period time needed to initiate force. Experienced growers recommend rooting them at 55 to 60°, then maintain 65° or bottom heat to 70° to ensure bloom.

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