Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Orange
Description: Spade shaped petals of golden yellow behind an orange red cup w/ gold/yellow center, lightly frilled
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Mrs H.K. Richardson
Year of registration: 1962
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Origin of name: J.L. Richardson
Seed parent: ‘Ceylon'
Pollen parent: 'Narvik'
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
Award of Merit
First Class Certificate
Highly Commended
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
Plant Height: 16-18"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Red
Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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
  • Long-cupped Narcissus
  • Large-cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2011-04-12
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Date: 2004-04-16

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