Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Greenish yellow petals, yellow-orange bowl shaped cup. Seed and pollen fertile.
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Alexander (Alec) M. Wilson
Year of registration: Registered, flowering noted pre 1927
Country of Origin: Wales
Seed parent: 'Gulliver' hybrid
Awards: 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)
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: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: FCC 1936; HC 1948; AM 1931, 1940, 1941.
Parentage: (Gulliver x unknown ) x
Child plants: 28 child plants

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Mar 9, 2015 10:22 AM concerning plant:
    The list of descendants derived from this historically significant cultivar is impressive. This multi award winning large cupped daffodil from Wales, compliments of renowned Welsh breeder Alex Wilson before the mid-century mark last century, has been responsible for 87 tracked children. Carbineer has been utilized in the seed parent role 51 times and in the pollen parent role 36 times by hybridizers around the world.

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