Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White Green Red |
Description: | Petals are pure white, cup is yellow (though coded as white) w/ a bit of soft green at base and an orange-red narrow band at rim. Seed and pollen fertile, used twice in latter role. |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | RHS Historics List ADS Historics Intermediates List |
Hybridizer: | Guy L. Wilson |
Year of registration: | pre 1934 |
Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
Seed parent: | Dactyl |
Pollen parent: | 'Mystic' |
Awards: | Award of Merit Wister Award |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 17 -19 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Multi-Color: white perianth with yellow ringed orange corona,,, coded W - GWR |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
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: Wister 2010; AM Haarlem 1949; AM(e) 1938 |
Parentage: | Dactyl x Mystic |
jmorth | On April 14, 2015 | Bloomed |
jmorth | On October 25, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Planted OS E border N of gate |
jmorth | On October 1, 2014 | Obtained plant From OHG. |
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