Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Green
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: Tom Bloomer
Year of registration: 1964
Country of Origin: Northern Ireland
Origin of name: Part of Tom Bloomer's “Silent Series.”
Seed parent: Rashee
Pollen parent: 'Empress of Ireland'
Awards: Award of Garden 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
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Coded as W -GWW
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
Preferred depth: shoulders should clear soil line
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Rashee x Empress of Ireland
Child plants: 6 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Trumpet Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Uploaded by gemini_sage
Location: St L Daffodil Show
Date: 2016-04-09
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 7, 2013 10:46 PM concerning plant:
    Double triangle flower form consisting of white petals and a white cylindrical trumpet that has green in it's base.
    The RHS awarded Silent Valley an Award of Garden Merit in 2002, then in 2012, said award was rescinded.

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