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")
Hybridizer: Grant E. Mitsch
Year of registration: 1988
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: (Le Cygne x Empress of Ireland)
Pollen parent: 'Panache'
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: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: 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
Preferred depth: shoulders should clear soil line
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: (Le Cygne x Empress of Ireland) x Panache

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Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: Claremont Daffodil  Show -Tasmania
Date: 14 SEPT 13
Location: St L Daffodil Show
Date: 2016-04-09
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 5, 2013 2:12 PM concerning plant:
    2 entries of this designation in the RHS database. This Grant Mitsch hybrid was registered in 1988, first flowering in 1974. An all white division 1 trumpet daffodil described at ‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk thusly -'Fl. white, smooth, of heavy substance; perianth segments broadly ovate, with margins slightly incurling at apex, overlapping half; the outer segments overlapping one another; the inner segments almost touching one another at shoulder; corona straight-sided, smooth or lightly ribbed, with mouth flared and a little frilled, rim notched.'
    Sibling to 'Bridal Chorus'.
    Thought to be both seed and pollen fertile.
    A forcible cultivar.

    The other so named cultivar is noted as a 0 division un-registered daffodil from Australia. First flowering pre 1985. It may be a syn. of 'Chasta'.

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