Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 5 - Triandrus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: L - Late Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Douglas Blanchard
Year of registration: 1964
Country of Origin: England
Seed parent: Interim
Pollen parent: N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. loiseleurii
Awards: 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
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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
Parentage: Interim x N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. loiseleurii

Common names
  • Daffodil
  • Triandrus Daffodil

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 20, 2013 4:21 PM concerning plant:
    'Fls more than one per stem, 76 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, blunt, only very slightly mucronate, greenish white), reflexed, slightly concave, with margins sometimes wavy or incurling, overlapping half; the inner segments with margins more often and more strongly wavy; corona long cup-shaped, very broadly ribbed, brilliant to light greenish yellow with mouth straight and wavy, rim entire or occasionally minutely notched.' DaffSeek 12-20-13.

    Good subject to force.

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