Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 11b - Split-Cupped Papillon
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: Has a longitudinal band of yellow at midrib when opening.
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: J.W.A. Lefeber
Year of registration: 1960 (1st flowering noted as 1940)
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)
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: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
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: AM 1962
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Split-Cupped Papillon
  • Split-cupped Narcissus
  • Butterfly Narcissus
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Papillon Blanche

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Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2018-04-15
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2010-04-27
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2020-04-07

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