Division: | Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped) |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Description: | RHS 'Fl. pure white, facing down; perianth segments inflexed, symmetrically twisted, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical, opening greenish white, mouth flared, rim irregularly crenate.' |
Bloom season: | VE - Very Early Spring |
Height classification: | Dwarf (to 12.8") |
Special Classes: | ADS Historics |
Year of registration: | Yes. First flowering noted pre 1885. |
Origin of name: | Title (Irish) of one of the 19th century’s most popular plays; means, fittingly, “fair-haired girl.”. |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
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) |
Plant Height: | 10 to 12 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
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 |
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