Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 7 - Jonquilla
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: fragrant, floriferous, long-blooming, good for Southern gardens
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: Multiflowering
Hybridizer: Brent C.Heath
Year of registration: 2000
Country of Origin: United States
Origin of name: Named in honor Brent Heath's father George Heath, who grew over 10,000 different varieties of daffodils in his lifetime.
Seed parent: Jezebel
Pollen parent: Narcissus jonquilla
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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
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: Jezebel x N. jonquilla

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Common names
  • Jonquilla Daffodil
  • Apodanthus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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