Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-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: J. Lionel Richardson
Year of registration: Registered/flowering pre 1937
Country of Origin: Ireland
Seed parent: White Emperor
Pollen parent: 'Beersheba'
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
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
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: AM(e) 1942
Parentage: White Emperor x Beersheba

Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jan 3, 2014 1:11 AM concerning plant:
    'Fl. about 105 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate in outline, blunt or squarish at apex, slightly mucronate, spreading, plane, of great substance, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, square-shouldered at base, only very slightly mucronate, inflexed at base, reflexed at apex; corona cylindrical, smooth, with mouth expanded and even, rim rolled and crenate.'
    daffSeek 1-2-14.

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