Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Pink
Description: RHS description - 'Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments pale sulphur yellow; corona flared, apricot pink, with rim rolled'.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Hybridizer: G.E. Mitsch
Year of registration: 1982
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: ‘Gloriola’
Pollen parent: 'Rima'
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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Yellow
Other: pale sulphur yellow cup over apricot pink petals
Flower Time: 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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Trumpet Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Date: 2004-04-17
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-10-13
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-05
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-05
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 25, 2013 9:58 PM concerning plant:
    I added 50 bulbs of Fidelity last fall and they bloomed this spring. I do like the flowers, but I expected to like them more than I do. Based on the pictures, I thought there would be more contrast in the flowers.
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on May 10, 2013 3:15 PM concerning plant:
    The International Daffodil Register & Classified List of the RHS lists 2 entries under this name. The second entry is a registered division 1 trumpet from England's R H Bath w/ a 1st flowering date of pre 1929. The second entry has a white perianth and a white corona (while the entry above has yellow perianth and a pink corona).

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