Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
White
Pink
Description: Soft yellow petals behind a peach pink corona w/ a darker pink edge and a white 'frosting'.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Murray W.Evans
Year of registration: not registered, introduced in 1993
Country of Origin: United States
Origin of name: Honors Geo. Kaufman.
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 14 - 16 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Yellow, white, and pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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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Common names
  • Large-Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil
  • Long-Cupped Narcissus

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Date: 2009-04-20
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-04-19
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-04-28
Narcissus 'By George'

Date: 2016-03-19
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-04-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-04-19
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Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2018-04-12
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Comments:
  • Posted by mantisOH (Athens, Ohio - Zone 6a) on Apr 18, 2018 10:18 PM concerning plant:
    Not a vigorous grower, but color is unique.
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on May 12, 2013 3:24 PM concerning plant:
    The International Daffodil Register & Classified List has two entries for 'By George'. The one above is not registered, the other entry is registered w/ a date of first flowering 1947. It is also a large cup division 2 daffodil (Y - Y). Originator is J N Hancock from Australia.

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