Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: W.F.M. Copeland
Year of registration: Yes; 1st flowering noted pre 1927
Origin of name: W.F.M. Copeland
Awards: Award of Merit
Highly Commended
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
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

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Common names
  • Double Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-03-15

Date: 2016-03-17
Bought from Oldhouse Gardens
Location: Pencaitland, Scotland
Date: March 31, 2007 
Feu de Joie double daffodil from a garden in Mull raised by W.F.M
Comments:
  • Posted by sheilaaverbuch (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) on Mar 20, 2013 6:32 AM concerning plant:
    Thank you to the wonderfully skilled Duncan and Kate Donald from Croft 16 in Wester Ross in Scotland, who has at last identified this plant. Duncan mentions that this daffodil illustrated an article on their collection in RHS magazine The Garden in March 2011. If you are seeking a supplier of wonderful daffodils, do contact http://croft16daffodils.co.uk and explore their amazing collection. All rights reserved Sheila Averbuch, StopwatchGardener.com
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 8, 2014 10:52 AM concerning plant:
    Old House Gardens describes this heirloom thusly - 'Introduced at the height of the Roaring Twenties, this free-spirited flower combines a dozen long, wavy outer petals with a crinkled center of orange and gold. Pronounced fə də JWAH, it was bred by the master of doubles, William Copeland, and named for a celebratory rifle salute known as the “fire of joy.' Available.
    http://www.oldhousegardens.com...

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