Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: Guy L. Wilson
Year of registration: pre 1947
Country of Origin: Northern Ireland
Seed parent: Courage
Pollen parent: 'Kanchenjunga'
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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
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: AGM 1993; *AM(g) 1978; AM(e) 1956
Parentage: Courage x Kanchenjunga
Child plants: 21 child plants

Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 29, 2013 7:29 PM concerning plant:
    'Fl. 127 mm wide, ice white; perianth segments ovate and acute, slightly mucronate, spreading, plane or a little twisted, smooth and of good substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, more strongly twisted; corona cylindrical, smooth, with mouth expanded and a little frilled, rim notched and crenate and loosely flanged.' DaffSeek 11-29-13.
    Used extensively in breeding programs (29 times as seed parent and 26 times as pollen parent. Descendants listed at http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...

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