Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: RHS description - 'Fl. star-shaped, 33 mm wide; perianth segments narrowly ovate, opening pale yellow, becoming white, spreading, with margin wavy, slightly overlapping at base; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, twisted.' Cup open yel, turns wh.
Bloom season: VE - Very Early Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Hybridizer: Alec Gray
Year of registration: 1989 (1st flowering 1967)
Country of Origin: England
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)
Plant Height: 4 to 6"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Daffodil color may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: 2011

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Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Miniature Trumpet Daffodil
  • Daffodil
  • Miniature Daffodil

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Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-24
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-24
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-29
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-24
Location: Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: March 2017
Delicate bloom, looked to me like a smaller version of Thalia
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-08
Forced
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-03-10
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-03-10
Location: St Louis Daffodil Show (Mobot)
Date: 2018-03-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-09-30
Recovered bulbs forced last winter, planted outside this fall
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 3, 2015 8:11 AM concerning plant:
    Brent and Becky's description:
    'Elka-division 1, trumpet; a lovely little star-shaped white flower where the trumpet, which is a bit frilled opens pale yellow and matures to white; early spring; 4"-6".'

    Successfully forced. Small stature. Pointed petals, longish trumpet that changes color from yellow to all white.Tiny bulbs.
    Prestigious winner of the RHS's AGM in 2011.
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