Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 11a - Split-Cupped Collar
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Green
Description: Ivory white with yellow-green at cup's base; cup split nearly to base
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Tall (over 26.6")
Hybridizer: J. Gerritsen & Son
Year of registration: 1973
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Seed parent: Cassata
Pollen parent: 'Echo'
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
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
White
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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
Parentage: Cassata x Echo
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Split-Cupped Collar Daffodil
  • Split-corona Daffodil
  • Butterfly Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2019-03-19
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2019-03-19
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Date: April 2022
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Date: May 2, 2015
Partial sun

Date: 2011-04-17

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