Trumpet daffodil (Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation') in the Daffodils Database

Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division:	Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals):	Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups):	Yellow
Description:	Yellow on yellow. Often 1st daffodil to bloom outside..
Bloom season:	VE - Very Early Spring
Height classification:	Dwarf (to 12.8")
Special Classes:	ADS Classics
Hybridizer:	F.H. Chapman
Year of registration:	1956 (1st bloom noted 1943)
Country of Origin:	England
Origin of name:	F. Rijnveld & Sons - registered this daffodil
Awards:	Award of Garden Merit 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
Plant Height:	dwarf 12 to 14"
Leaves:	Spring ephemeral
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow
Bloom Size:	3"-4"
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring Other: Forcible
Inflorescence Height:	12 to 14 inches
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:	RHS AGM Other: AGM 1993 and Award of Merit 1984
Child plants:	12 child plants

Common names

Trumpet daffodil
Daffodil

Also sold as:

Early Sensation
January
Crocodils

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-02-10
With Cornus Flaviramea

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-02-10

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2019-04-02

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Location: My garden, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2019-03-24

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick, MD
Date: 2012-02-08
The early daff gets the snow!

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-02-25

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-04-11
Rinjveldt’s Early Sensation

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: March 29 2023

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2020-01-31

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2024-04-14
N Rinjveldt’s Early Sensation

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-01-26

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Date: 1/13/2022
Rijnveld’s Early Sensation daffodil blooming today in my garden

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-02-19
First of the 2017 season!

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-02-24
Blooming in the rain; February: zone 6b!

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-01-30
Forcer. Out of the cold, under fluorescents in cool basement

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2015-12-13
Does Rijnveld's Early Sensation think that spring is just ahead?

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-02-28

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2013-03-24

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: April 6, 2021

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-02-21
First bloom of the 2018 season: February 21!

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-02-13
Forcer

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2015-12-27
Blooming three months ahead of typical bloom time

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-03-08

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-03-08
Planted fall 2015.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Late winter

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Location: In my garden.
First blooms in March.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-03-07
Planted fall 2015.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-02-29
First bloom. Planted fall 2015

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-02-29
Planted fall 2015.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-10-29

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-02-15
Forced

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Location: In my garden.
Tulip leaves in front of Daffodil bloom.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2-19-17
with paperwhites - Forced.

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Comments:

Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on May 21, 2013 9:58 PM concerning plant:

This is my earliest blooming daffodil -- Jan 31, in both 2012 & 2013. It's just a nice basic yellow daffodil, but what a welcome sight! As you can see, it's unfazed by February snow. :-)

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 4, 2013 8:39 PM concerning plant:

The first of my daffodil varieties to bloom in very early spring. I planted about 100 of the bulbs en masse to get a vivid splash of color just when I really need it at winter's end as spring arrives. Nothing fancy as it is just your basic yellow daffodil, but welcome color after the long winter.

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Posted by csandt (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Dec 13, 2015 4:47 PM concerning plant:

When doing some fall cleanup in my southeast Pennsylvania garden today (Deember 13, 2015), I was amazed to see Rijnveld's Early Sensation shoots poking through the mulch! Is anyone else seeing signs of spring this early, or are my plants alone in their confusion?

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jun 1, 2013 2:16 PM concerning plant:

Good subject to force over winter, but to beat it blooming outside better start forcing process early. This cultivar is often the first daffodil to make an appearance outside. February in middle zones, January in more southern areas. Doesn't seem to mind being occasionally snow covered.

RHS description - 'Fl. 90 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, acute, brilliant greenish yellow 6C, inflexed, with margins a little incurved, overlapping a quarter; the inner segments more strongly inflexed, twisted; corona somewhat funnel-shaped, smooth, much deeper in tone (darker than 12A) than the perianth, mouth expanded, wavy, rim flanged, deeply notched and crenate. www.rhs.org.uk

Synonym -`Early Sensation' and 'Crocodils'

Multiple award winner.
Seed and pollen fertile. List of descendants can be reviewed in DaffSeek.

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Plant Events from our members
jmorth	On February 12, 2017	Bloomed moved upstairs to appreciate
jmorth	On January 29, 2017	Miscellaneous Event out of cold, under fluorescent in cool basement
jmorth	On October 29, 2016	Potted up week later into dedicated refrigerator
jmorth	On October 28, 2016	Obtained plant To force. Rec'd from Brent and Becky's.
paleohunter	On October 26, 2023	Potted up
paleohunter	On October 18, 2023	Obtained plant

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