Division: | Division 6 - Cyclamineus |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow White Pink |
Description: | Very reflexed pure white petals behind a white cylindrical cup that has yellow at base and band of soft pink at rim. Displays variation - characteristic exemplifying color change w/ age. Seed fertile (used once). |
Hybridizer: | Brian S.Duncan |
Year of registration: | 1984 |
Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
Origin of name: | Named for Duncan's friend, Delia Bankhead, an American daffodils miniature expert. |
Seed parent: | (Interim x Aosta) |
Pollen parent: | 'Foundling' |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
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: | Pink White Yellow Other: coded W - YWP, matures to a W - WPP |
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 Aosta) x Foundling |
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