Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 13 - Species (Botanical and Wild Variant)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Green
Color: Corona (Cups): Green
Description: Green flowers of 1 to 5 per stem. Fall blooming. Needs a warm dormancy to bloom.
Bloom season: Fall or Autumn
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Special Classes: Miniatures List
Hybridizer: n/a
Year of registration: n/a
Origin of name: Green flowers

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)
Leaves: Good fall color
Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Strongly scented
Flower Color: Green
Other: Green
Flower Time: Spring
Fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
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

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Common names
  • Species Daffodil
  • Green Autumnal Jonquil
  • Autumn Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Narcissus viridiflorus
  • Synonym: Narcissus chloraster
  • Synonym: Narcissus integer

Photo Gallery
Location: Andalusia, Spain
Date: 11/04/2015
photo by Mark Gurney via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/84

Date: c. 1814
illustration from 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine', 1814
Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco
Date: November 2014
photo by Stefano Doglio via iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 20, 2015 10:54 AM concerning plant:
    The Green Daffodil.
    Blooms in the fall with a strong fragrance in an umbel of 1 to 5 flowers.
    Originally from rocky habitats in the Gibraltar area of Spain and Morocco.
    At least one well-known West Coast American breeder (Harold Koopowitz) has been using it in his creative programs.

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