Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 12 - Misc. (Other Cultivars)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: Yellow multi flowering (usually 3 per stem) w/ narrow trumpet and very swept back petals (wings).
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Hybridizer: Roberta C. Watrous
Year of registration: 1964 (1st flowering noted as 1950)
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: N. cyclamineus
Pollen parent: N. jonquilla
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: Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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
Parentage: N. cyclamineus x N. jonquilla

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Common names
  • Miscellaneous Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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